THE CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY is grateful to The New York Committee of THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA for its role in initiating the restoration of THE CONSERVATORY GARDEN in 1978Submitted by @lampbane
SWAMP POST OAK QUERCUS LYRATAPRESENTED IN HONOR OF THE STATE REGENT 1929-32 BY THE NEW YORK STATE ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OCTOBER...
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDENTHE TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS IN THIS 2-ACRE WOODLAND ARE NATIVE TO THE AREA WITHIN 100 MILES OF THIS GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane
WTC / E-SUBWAY ENTRANCE AREA This World Trade Center subway entrance area retains the same design and appearance of this space as it existed prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001....
The markings of this door were made by search and rescue teams in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The code indicates that the search occured on...
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company was founded in New York in 1859 by George Huntington Hartford and George Gilman as the nation's first food chain. A&P's Jersey City warehouse, designed by...
Kristin Jones Andrew Ginzel Occulus 1998 Stone and glass mosaic Fabricated by Rinaldo Piras, Sectile s.n.c., Rome, Italy Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and...
Glacial outcroppings These rocks have a story to tell you. During the last ice age, the Laurentide Ice Sheet began expanding above the area where you're now standing to heights that...
This Restored Statue Of Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Was Donated By Joseph Anella Jr. Joseph Anella III Theresa Anella (Feeney)In Loving Memory Of Frances Angelina Russo Anella Joseph John Anella Sr....
DE LAMAR MANSION 233 MADISON AVENUE THIS IMPRESSIVE MURRAY HILL MANSION WAS BUILT FOR JOSEPH RAPHAEL DE LAMAR IN 1902-05. BORN IN AMSTERDAM, DE LAMAR IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE LATE...
1924 MASON'S GARAGE Built as a garage for ferry commuters. At various times it also housed a Chinese gambling hall, indoor golf course, and way station for rum runners. It became an...
IN MEMORIAM CAPITAINE MEDECIN MEYER SASSOON PARACHUTISTE S.A.S. FRANCAIS TOMBE AU CHAMP D'HONNEUR MORETEHAN LE 24 DECEMBRE 1944 Submitted by @simondesmet
In memory of Andrew Carnegie on the centennial of his death August 11, 2019 "If all is not well, yet all is coming well. In this faith we find peace." —A.C. Submitted by @lampbane
ANDREW CARNEGIE 1835-1919 BORN IN SCOTLAND, ANDREW CARNEGIE CAME TO AMERICA IN 1848 AND ROSE FROM A FACTORY BOBBIN BOY TO BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIALISTS. HIS LEGACY IS...
SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORSubmitted by @lampbane