Monday, November 30, 2015

"So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh" (November 30, 2015)


42nd street scene of the Steinway Mansion:  a harbinger of what is to come.  Warehouse facades begin their obstruction of Queens' historical heritage site's view.


Who can we thank?


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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Mystery. Who's in the Steinway Mansion? (Full Moon, November 24, 2015)

As we photograph the full moon on a cold night at the Steinway Mansion Historical Heritage Site, we notice for the first time that the 2 floors of the northeast corner of the Mansion are illuminated.  By whom?

                         Is Anyone There? 

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The March of the Sewers Continues at the Steinway Mansion Historical Heritage Site: 11/23/15


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Saturday, November 21, 2015

The Walls of History


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The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem

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The Great Wall of China.

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The Berlin Wall (being dismantled)

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The Infamous Wall of Astoria at the Steinway Mansion

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

A Jamaica Requiescat or a Jamaica Resurrection? Upscale Downtown Jamaica Restaurant Posts Enigmatic Signage. Mystery As to the Restaurant's Future.


             (And a tip of the hat to Blogger Joe Moretti for the lead.)


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When Ya Gotta Go, Ya Gotta Go. Sewage Pipes Begin To Be Installed for the Caliendo-Designed Warehouses at the Desecrated Steinway Mansion Historical Heritage Site (November 17, 2015)

  
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Who ya gonna call?



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Site awaits the pipe emplacement.

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Pipes galore.

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Enuf of the blather.  Let's get to work.

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DEP guy checks the paperwork.

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Taking the lay of the land.


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Cup of Noodles styrofoam keeps the dust down...

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...as they drill into the main sewer line.

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Happy workmen.

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The road to perdition.

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Capped entrance for later "bombs away!"


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Clearly identified so it cannot get lost.

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Attention motorists.  No need to fear 
the big hole in the ground.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Update November 8, 2015: Steinway Mansion Historical Heritage Site. Devastation Continues Mainly on the 42nd Street Side of the Site.


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Views from 42nd Street:


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All's quiet on the 41st Street front:


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