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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:03 AM
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Post NYC Icons and Monuments pics here: (HSD says there are none)
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/06/no_icons_no_mon.html

New York has no national monuments or icons, according to the Department of Homeland Security form obtained by ABC News. That was a key factor used to determine that New York City should have its anti-terror funds slashed by 40 percent--from $207.5 million in 2005 to $124.4 million in 2006.


One per customer- mine is Grand Central Station:
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TriSec Donating Member (191 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:07 AM
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1. Not a New Yorker, but....
Could somebody post a photo of the Intrepid Air/Sea museum for me?

Or any of the great jazz clubs....the Blue Note springs readily to mind.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:12 AM
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3. here ya go: Intrepid pics
It's interesting, been there 2x.
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:09 AM
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2. I nominate: Joey Ramone Place
Corner of East Second Street and the Bowery.



http://gothamgazette.com/community/2/news/128
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:14 AM
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4. which makes me think, too bad this "monument" is no longer
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 11:14 AM by jonnyblitz
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:26 AM
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13. Yes, very sad.
:-(

All of my old haunts are gone.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:06 PM
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27. And CBGB's
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obreaslan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:15 AM
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5. Flat Iron Building...


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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:15 AM
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6. How about the Fraunces Tavern,
where George Washington famously made his farewell address to his officers?


http://www.frauncestavern.com/fraunces_history.htm
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:20 AM
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10. Fraunces Tavern pics:


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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:56 AM
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19. Thanks for the pictures.
I don't know how to post them.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:59 AM
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21. here's how:
put your cursor on the picture and right-click, a menu pops up. Then click on "Properties", then highlight and copy the URL.... and paste into your post. That's it! I learned how to do it from another DUer.

I think it's called "borrowing" bandwidth!
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-03-06 04:31 PM
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59. Thanks much!
I'm gonna try it here:

Oops. What if the picture is one I happen to have in iPhoto?

Thanks.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:17 AM
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7. The Natural History Museum


Mz Pip
:dem:
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:17 AM
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8. Here are a few
New York City Icons

Just a couple:


Empire State Building


Statue of Liberty
http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parkphotos/liberty%20island%20new%20low%20resb%2Ejpg


Ellis Island
http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parkphotos/ellis%20high%20lowresb%2Ejpg

Time Square
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Dunvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:23 AM
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11. Remember the VJ Day Celebration in Times Square...
...there are (at minimum) hundreds of places of historical interest in NYC. Remember that New York was one of the original 13 colonies.

The idea there are no monuments in NYC is patently destroyed by the existance of the Statue of Liberty.

If THAT'S not an American Monument (like the Washington and Lincon Monuments in D.C.) nothing is.
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:24 AM
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12. when I read that NYC had no icons
worth acknowledging, the very first image that popped 2 mind was the Statue of Liberty.

I had no idea the Statue of Liberty was no longer considered a national icon...must be because it was a gift from France.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:28 AM
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14. I hadn't thought about that but the republicans are against anything
French.
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:20 AM
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9. And let's not forget the Brooklyn Bridge.
I believe it's actually been the target of terrorist threats. Or was that just bushco raising the terror alert for the election?
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:29 AM
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15. Central Park is loaded with icons and memorials
Strawberry Fields


The Bethesda Angel


The Maine Monument


The Naumberg bandshell


Daniel Webster
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:37 AM
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16. My favorite building — the beautiful Chrysler Building:




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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:56 AM
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20. it's a beauty... another Deco treasure is the old McGraw Hill Building
The Deco interiors, light fixtures, elevators, finishes in the lobby are outstanding.

Built in 1930. 330 West 42nd Street adjacent to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Clad in blue-green glazed terra cotta.
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:01 PM
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23. Oh, yes! Beautiful. I love Deco. NT
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:31 PM
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39. thats always been my favorite too
It was tallest in the world for a short while until the Empire State building was finished.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 01:47 PM
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52. The Chrysler is the coolest skyscraper EVER. nt
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:39 AM
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17. Well, there are three very famous bridges.....

Brooklyn Bridge


George Washington Bridge (Gee, maybe if we re-named it the Reagan Bridge, these folks would find it worthy)


Verrazano narrows
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reichstag911 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:05 PM
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25. Since you bring up bridges,...
...didn't the geniuses at Justice convict some hapless fool for plotting to blow up one of 'em (Brooklyn?)? I guess it was a landmark to him!
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 11:47 AM
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18. The Cooper Union (and McSorley's Ale House)
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 11:48 AM by npincus





A unique and historic college that runs on an endowment (free tuition) left by Peter Cooper, in order to provide educational opportunities for poor folk- a piece of NYC (and American history)-- and my alma matta.

And it's around the corner from McSorley's Tavern (tee hee... and hiccup!)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Union

The Cooper Union was founded in 1859 by American industrialist Peter Cooper, who was a prolific inventor and a successful entrepreneur. A self-made millionaire, Cooper had not received formal education and he made it his lifelong mission to provide opportunity for the poor by offering "education that was as free as the air we breathe and the water we drink." The Cooper Union began with adult education in night classes on the subjects of applied sciences and architectural drawing, as well as day classes for women on the subjects of photography, telegraphy, typewriting and shorthand. Discrimination as to race, religion, or sex was expressly prohibited.

<snip>

On February 27, 1860, the school's Great Hall became the site of a historic address by a little-known attorney from Illinois, then an undeclared candidate for the Republican Party's Presidential nomination. Abraham Lincoln's dramatic speech opposed Stephen A. Douglas on the question of federal power to regulate and limit the spread of slavery to the federal territories and new States. Widely reported in the press and reprinted throughout the North in pamphlet form, the speech galvanized support for Lincoln and contributed to his gaining the Party's nomination for the Presidency. Coincidentally, Peter Cooper himself ran for President in 1876.

Since then, the Great Hall has served as a platform for many historic addresses by American Presidents Grant, Cleveland, Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and most recently, Bill Clinton. Clinton spoke on May 12, 1993 about reducing the federal deficit. To this day, the Great Hall continues to serve as an important metropolitan art space, hosting lectures and performances by key figures such as Steve Reich, Salman Rushdie, Richard Stallman and Rudolph Giuliani.



http://www.mcsorleysnewyork.com/

The undisputed champion of New York City drinking institutions is an ancient taproom called McSorley's Old Ale House, located in New York City's East Village since 1854. Presidents, residents, authors and thieves -- everyone from Abe Lincoln to John Lennon have indulged in a "One and One," the tradition of ordering two mugs of house-brand ale at a time, while obeying the McSorley's golden rule: "Be Good or Be Gone."

A saloon with swinging doors, sawdust floors and a long wooden counter, McSorley's has been characterized as "an old whore who's lived so long she's become respectable." Perhaps the single greatest novelty of McSorley's is that it has served only one beverage in its nearly 150-year history -- Ale! "A rich, wax-color" is how author Joseph Mitchell described the McSorley's brew, as deft-handed waiters deliver as many as twenty sparkling glasses of ale at a time to thirsty patrons.

The authentic 8-ounce glass mugs, served two-at-a-time across McSorley's bar, are sold two-at-a-time to serious beer drinkers. Forget about buying just one.

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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:01 PM
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22. Rocky Sullivans (Hey, we had some kickass DU parties there)


And as you can tell it's quite the liberal establishment to boot!
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:20 PM
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33. where is it?
I'm guessing Christopher street or thereabouts.

Speaking of Christopher's Street and icons... I used to live over The Ramrod Bar, across from the West Side Highway--- (the Wild West) in my freshman year of college. Oh the sights and sounds.... long ago, predating the AIDS era. Lots of leather, motorcyles, and action- under my window. It was hard to get to sleep. I didn't get much attention, being a gal, but that was OK. It was quite safe. However, years before a homophobic lunatic shot up the place and killed several people- there were bullet holes still in my front door.

I tried to find an image of the bar which is long gone, but couldn't find one.
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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:39 PM
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45. You guess wrong... Midtown/Murray Hill-ish
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 12:47 PM by JHB
It's an Irish bar, but not yer fuddy-duddy pappy's Irish bar.

http://www.rockysullivans.com/

129 Lexington Ave.
(btwn 28th & 29th Sts.)
New York, NY 10016
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 01:01 PM
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47. oh, I'll have to check that out sometime.
:toast:

I'm not so familiar with Murray Hill... I've always wanted to checkout the Morgan Library/Gallery, I've swung by a couple of times and it was always closed. I guess I have to plan my visit ahead of time.



http://www.morganlibrary.org/
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Dunvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 05:34 PM
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54. Rocky Sullivan's! Been years since I've been there.
Great Bohemian hang-out!

McSorley's Ale House is wonderful too.

Thanks for the pictures and the memories!
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:05 PM
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24. The Worlds Greatest Arena MSG
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:30 PM
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37. what's the future of the current MSG?
There has been talk forever of rebuilding/relocating it. Heard anything?

The Central Post Office across the street (8th Ave) is another magnificent building. That's another being 'redeveloped'.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:05 PM
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26. Here ya go....
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 12:51 PM by Virginia Dare

Edited: It's not NYC, but it's a rather big target I'd say.
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Jersey Devil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:08 PM
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28. Washington Square Park
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 01:42 PM
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50. Crack, Coke,
Yankee Tickets

:smoke:
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Jersey Devil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:09 PM
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29. The house that Ruth built
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 01:45 PM
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51. Shea Stadium! Mets, Beatles[2], Hendrix, Joplin, JPII, ....

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/ballpark/highlights.jsp
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reichstag911 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:11 PM
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30. Here's some pics:
And yes, I took 'em from a helicopter...
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:23 PM
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34. wow
great pics- wasn't it scarey up there?
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reichstag911 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:27 PM
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35. Nah. Two reasons:
1) I'm not easily scared, and 2) I was enjoying it too much to be scared!
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reichstag911 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:30 PM
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38. deleted
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 12:31 PM by reichstag911
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:33 PM
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42. tee hee
it's something i'd like to do, after a few drinks. I'm afraid of heights. Oddly enough, I went para-sailing in the Bahamas and loved it! The guy said the line was 400 feet... going up was scarey, I admit. Like being on a reverse- rollercoaster.
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reichstag911 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:31 PM
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40. PS
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 12:31 PM by reichstag911
You're right over the river from NYC, aren't you? You should do it sometime; we overflew all 5 boroughs -- just nipping the edges of the other 4, naturally -- when I went on the longer flight. Going over Yankee Stadium -- though I was on the wrong side of the chopper to get good pics -- and Central Park was pretty cool, too.
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burythehatchet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:11 PM
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31. If they bomb this place, I'll be really pissed
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:12 PM
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32. Columbus Circle
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 12:15 PM by Bleachers7
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:29 PM
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36. YANKEE STADIUM
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 12:30 PM by LSK
Sorry Red Sox fans, but the stadium IS baseball history. Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, Dimaggio.

Hate the Yankees if you may, but they are a HUGE part of baseball and American life.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:32 PM
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41. ITA, but this misses the larger point: NYC is the most populous city.
Plus, it's a PROVEN target, regardless of whatever "monuments" it does or does not have.

Just more of the "Kill Democrats if you can; deny them the vote if you can't" strategy.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:36 PM
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44. I know, this thread's a pictorial "F*ck you" to our friends at HSD
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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:36 PM
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43. Anyone have pics of the Metropolitan and Guggenheim Museums?
Or some pics of some of the masterworks in their collections? Or how about the NYC Public Library, with its massive lions at the gates of knowledge?

Oh right -- nothing in NYC worth protecting.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 12:40 PM
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46. here you go:


Metropolitan Museum & Temple of Dendur



Guggenheim Museum
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 01:37 PM
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48. I love the Guggenheim.
There is a smallish Picasso (blue period - 'Woman Ironing') I want. It is classic composition and simple.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 01:40 PM
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49. I'm going to introduce my 3-year old to 'cultcha' there...
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 01:41 PM by npincus
I figure she'll love running up and down the spiral... and their modern collection would be very attractive to her. Hey, you gave me a great idea for this rainy weekend- thanks!

I'll check out your Picasso, and if no one's looking....
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 03:14 PM
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53. When I saw it, I actually checked 2 see
Edited on Fri Jun-02-06 03:15 PM by xxqqqzme
how it was secured 2 the wall. I had 2 settle for a reprint from the gift shop. When I was there it was not in a prominent display area - I didn't see it until I turned 2 leave the area...but that was in '86, so I'm certain pieces have been moved since then. I need 2 go 2 their website and see if I can replace the reprint as mine has faded over the years. I love that picture. I can still feel the punch of awe that greeted me when I saw it. Kind of like seeing Rembrandt up close 'n realizing 'those are his brush strokes'.
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Dunvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 05:36 PM
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55. Can a park be a monument? If so then Central Park qualifies hands-down.
In San Francisco we protect as a historical site the de-commissioned Presidio.

It's all non-profits and such now (among other organizations, it's home to the Archive.org people, curators of the Internet Wayback Machine project.)
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:07 PM
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56. U betcha
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ny_liberal Donating Member (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:14 PM
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57. A few awesome pictures of NYC











See more: http://www.flickr.com/groups/i_love_ny/
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-02-06 08:33 PM
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58. The present Department of Homeland Security anti-terror plan for NYC:
http://outnow.ch/Media/Img/1933/KingKong.1933/movie.fs/01?w=1400&h=1040
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