Hi all! This is my first attempt at blogging and I just wanted to share with you this website which I found very interesting. It's called Forgotten New York and you can reach it here: http://www.forgotten-ny.com/. It's got a lot of stories and secrets about "Old" Manhattan and many neighborhoods in the surrounding boroughs, including everything from the not-so-glamorous history of Times Square, or, "The Deuce", as the stretch of 42nd between 6th and 8th was called, to the gentrification/squatter riots in the late '80s in Tompkins Square Park, and the story behind the narrow 9 1/2 ft. residence at 75 1/2 Bedford St. in the Village. It can help you find remnants of yesterday in its section dedicated to locating cobblestone streets still in existence, and it points out the history behind streetlights in its lamps section. Though I'm not from downstate, I still love to visit the city (I try not to be an annoying tourist but I think it's inevitable), and I hope those of you from the area can find out a little about your hometown, those of you who may visit the city in the future will find something new to see, and even if you're not headed there anytime soon, there's tons of intriguing pages and pictures to flip through. Who knows, it may even help out with something for this seminar! Enjoy, I know I did, and if you're heading out to take pictures for this week, make sure you bundle up! It was cold out there today on Elmwood when I was taking pictures. I recommend picking an area where there is a coffee shop nearby to keep warm...
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