THE LAST GASLIGHT
Forgotten New York - Here we present some old designs that don’t easily fit the above categories, including the remains of the last gaslight-era lamp left standing. LEFT: This unprepossessing...
View ArticleTHROG(G)S NECK, New York
Forgotten New York - Throgs Neck is named for John Throckmorton, who settled in the area in 1643, Throgs Neck is one of the least-commented on sections in the Bronx. Featuring gorgeous views of the...
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Forgotten New York - During the existence of Forgotten New York, which began in 1998, we’ve mourned the loss of several of New York’s grand old watering holes such as Flessel’s in College Point,...
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Forgotten New York - Like “orthopaedic”/”orthopedic”, Throgs Neck in the Bronx can be spelled differently depending on where you’re from. The neighborhood in the southeast Bronx was named for a very...
View ArticleFORT SCHUYLER, Throg(g)s Neck
Forgotten New York - By SERGEY KADINSKY Forgotten NY correspondent So longtime Forgotten-NY fans may have noticed, there are two things that attract e in particular when it comes to the city’s...
View ArticleFRANK BEE, Throg(g)’s Neck
Forgotten New York - By GARY FONVILLE Forgotten NY correspondent Several large mass merchandise stores were patterned after the success of F.W. Woolworth, both large and small. Kresge (now K Mart),...
View ArticleTHIS WAY TO THROGS NECK
Forgotten New York - I hadn’t noticed this faux arrowhead Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority sign at Sanford Avenue and 162nd Street in Flushing, pointing the way to Throgs Neck. Traffic headed...
View ArticlePELHAM TIME
Forgotten New York - The website I’ve run for 20 years, Forgotten New York, is sometimes like the NFL. I’ll explain. The NFL is divided into two conferences, the AFC and the NFC, which… Forgotten New...
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