The (relatively) new Staten Island Ferry Terminal is decorated with excerpts from Edna St. Vincent Millay's 1922 poem "Recuerdo" ("I remember" or "souvenir"). The views from the terminal and 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…
Jewelry on Madison Avenue, in the 60s More on Madison Avenue Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth Avenue at 59th Tiffany, Fifth Avenue at 57th St. Time Warner Center Rockefeller Center New York…
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.…
New York is the greatest city in the world: no argument from me about that. But greatness has to start somewhere ... Here's the Dutch settlement at the southern end of…
Did you ever wonder why the Tappan Zee Bridge was built at the Hudson River's widest point? To be as close to New York City as possible, without being within 25 miles…
Airplanes came into wide use during World War I, and so did aerial photography for reconnaissance. After the war, Sherman Fairchild (1896-1971) founded the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation. One of its earliest…