The facade of Robert Graves's Portland Building is graced by Raymond Kaskey's Portlandia. It's a huge sculpture in proportion to it site: just over three stories on a 15-story building. The…
First in a series; second is here, third is here. In 1898, Andrew Haswell Green was proclaimed "Father of Greater New York" for his efforts to see Manhattan consolidated with…
The Kosciuszko Bridge, opened in 1939, carries I-278 (the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, or BQE) over Newtown Creek, which divides Brooklyn and Queens. The old bridge is being replaced with side-by-side cable-stay…
The Kosciuszko Bridge, opened in 1939, carries I-278 (the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, or BQE) over Newtown Creek, which divides Brooklyn and Queens. My March 2016 post on the construction of the…
A selection from among the hundreds of photos I took last year. All copyright (c) 2016 Dianne L. Durante More Want wonderful art delivered weekly to your inbox? Check out…
I know exactly when I fell in love with history: the moment in my sophomore year in college when the archaeology professor put a Greek "little-master" cup in my hands.…
At 48 Wall Street, in the Museum of American Finance, I was recently delighted to discover a series of eight huge murals whose content and style I like very much.…
On May 17, 1792, outside 68 Wall Street, twenty-four stockbrokers signed an document that established the New York Stock & Exchange Board. Since a buttonwood tree stood outside the building, the…
I posted in April on the new Tappan Zee Bridge. Here's an update: pics from the end of May 2016, taken from the bridge rather than the viewing platform on…
Jacob Wrey Mould did remarkable decorative work in Central Park, at Bethesda Terrace and elsewhere. You can also see his hand in the oldest section of the Metropolitan Museum. These…