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Manhattan Alco
Posted On Wednesday September 3, 2008 By Geo
Me and my friends spent many an afternoon browsing for cheap off-brand crap. It was the beginning of the end when shasta bought out the Dr.Duck brand, and now a huge truckload of adolescent memories will be lost forever. Graduation is coming, and I’ll be leaving this town, but ALCO left first.
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Old Timer
Posted On Tuesday November 13, 2007 By Jack PhillipsThe Central Park Casino was a real fabulous Landmark in Central Park. It was a great nightspot as well as a beautiful spot for icecream & cake, etc in the afternoons. It was where the elite meet, strictly for the rich during the Great Depretion. I believe Eddy Duchin and his band made it famous & vice versa. I don’t have any pictures but if you contact his son Peter Duchin he probably has some. Mayor Jimmy Walker, spent many evenings there; he was involvled in many scandals and eventually was not re-elected for that reason — and as a result the Casino was torn down.
See This Location: Central Park (Just South of the Bandshell in the Mall), New York, NYComment
New Orleans 2 Years Later
Posted On Saturday September 22, 2007 By Karen Gadbois
I have been taking photos of Hurricane/Flood damage for a year and a half. Everyday I see another story.
The entire Neighborhood just out of frame is overgrown and abandoned, this area is reverting to a natural state. Many people who lived here were elderly, or may have had flood insurance and homeowners but have been so beaten down by the process that they have not yet been able to rebuild.
Right now this is a Neighborhood fighting to not disappear, I am not sure if they will win or not.
Tags: flood, new-orleans, rebuild
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