for all things Horatio Street
Posted in Highline on Nov 16th, 2005
The High Line is railbanked, ensuring its future as a public park. “Railbanking the High Line was our most important goal when we started Friends of the High Lines in 1999, and now that huge advance has been accomplished, thanks to the successful completion of the Trail Use Agreement and transfer of ownership from CSX [...]
Posted in cobblestones on Nov 13th, 2005
Jack Putnam is a retired professor who now conducts Elderhostel tours our of South Street Seaport…he’s a delightful guy who graciously shared a history of my favorite topic: Belgian Paver:
The Belgian-Block caper is part of my shtick, and I’m happy to share it with you. Cobblestones are rounded boulders that occur natuturally as a [...]
Someone once told me that Jane Street boasted the most authors per block of any street in Manhattan. Can Horatio Street lay claim to more editors per block? I know at least a few….
In any case, we are certainly overflowing with wonderful used bookstores as in this charming article from Pace Press.
Posted in Neighboring Businesses, in the news on Nov 2nd, 2005
Nancy Blanford noticed a devastating tidbit in the New York Post:
“It looks like the Western Beef Building and its supermarket at 401-03 W. 14th St., on the northwest corner of Ninth Avenue, is heading for gentrification.
The 65,000-square-foot “little jewel” is under contract and now destined to become a high-end retail/office project. ”
Where, oh, where will [...]