I think this is the first abandoned building I’ve been to that has a Yelp review page..
Author: Control@ltvsquad.com
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2nd Ave Subway Station Construction
The NYC MTA is undertaking a massive
cash-tossproject to extend a subway tunnel under 2nd Avenue on the Upper East Side. This project was originally proposed in the 1920’s. A few small sections of it was built in the 70s, though nothing came of this project until the last 10 years. Today, actual construction is underway.
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Behind Grand Central Terminal’s Massive Tiffany Clock
Since today marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of Grand Central Terminal, I thought it might be nice to take you to a part of the station that is rarely seen by the public at large: Inside the massive clock overlooking 42nd street and Park Avenue South. This is the largest Tiffany clock in the world. Measuring 14 feet in diameter and constructed of stained glass, It is a priceless one of a kind gem. -
The abandoned Mt. Morris Station
On a recent trip to Rochester, NY, we stopped in at Mt. Morris. DevB had a lead on there being an abandoned railroad station in town, so who was I to argue?
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Fr8 Chronicles Part 1 – For Home Shop
When these trash cars first started running in 2009, they were shunned by area writers. Today, they are accumulating quite a collection of tags and monickers from well known writers.
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The 11th Street Print Shop, another abandoned factory.
This three floor abandoned factory building dated back to the 1950s. It’s typical modernist styled exterior made it a rather plain looking addition to a neighborhood full of similar abandoned factory buildings. Over the years it served many companies, before being bought in 2011 for 5 million dollars. That’s a lot of cash for stout factory with no expansion possibilities, so demolition to make way for yet another condo building was definitely coming next.
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Hudson River Psych 2012 – Recreation Center
The Herman B. Snow Rehabilitation Center was the most modern on the Hudson River Psych Center campus. Built in 1971, it was located right along the old railroad right of way that most explorers used to access the hospital grounds, it was also the most accessible. This accessibility made it a prime target for vandals. This entire page is dedicated to much of the graffiti found here in 2012.
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‘Queensway’ – So much for democracy?
Map of proposed park Here is a story that will frustrate anyone who has ever been tasked with trying to get to JFK airport from anywhere in NYC. Instead of reusing a branch of the LIRR which was shut down back in the 1962 (when LIRR was the red-headed stepchild of the Pennsylvania railroad – which looted its cash), the current governor of New York is backing a plan to convert the tracks into a park.
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