What a photogenic structure! I meant to include a collage of photos for this week's Sunday Recommendations, but choosing was too difficult - so here's a collection of 18 photos…
Olmsted and Vaux slated the area in the southwest corner of Central Park for one of the required features of the Central Park competition: a military practice ground. Calvert Vaux…
John Wolfe Ambrose monument, 1936. Bust: Andrew O'Connor, Jr. Relief: Frederick G.R. Roth. Architect: Aymar Embury II. Original bust by Andrew O'Connor, Jr, created ca. 1900; recreated ca. 2017. Monument…
In 2018, I sent 173 art-related items to my Sunday Recommendations list. For supporters, I recommended 54 more. The items in this post are my own favorites. They include 15 items…
One of my hobbies is snapping photos as I take long walks around New York City. These are my favorites from 2018. All are copyright © 2018 Dianne L. Durante.…
Every year my husband and I do an excursion to watch sunrise from the east end of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Since that means arriving at least half an…
These photos were taken in late November and December 2018, while I was walking south and west in Central Park. They don't need much commentary except: AWESOME! You think it…
Last week I attended a wonderful concert at Lyndhurst Mansion, which was gorgeously decorated for the holidays. (Photos below.) The concert was arranged by Christopher Brellochs, who's creating a series…
For earlier photos, click on the Bridges tag in the Obsessions cloud at right, and my video of the bridge's progress. The Queens-bound side of the Kosciuszko Bridge, with its towers in…
The Manhattan Bridge, connecting Canal Street in Manhattan with Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, opened for business on the last day of 1909. Its 6,855-foot length carries four lanes of traffic…