Il-Makiage was a pioneering, NYC grown cosmetics company. Founded in 1972, the company operated out of a gritty unlabeled warehouse on Davis street in L.I.C. Their neighbors included the Cosola Contractors workshop (which at the time was used by a Hispanic newspaper), and the far better known Neptune Meter Company, whose buildings became the legendary 5ptz graffiti gallery.
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Buildings along the 7 Subway Line in L.I.C.
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The fall of 5ptz last neighbors
Davis street in LIC is one of the many short, dead end streets that until recently, time forgot.
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LIC’s obscure, abandoned LIRR Bogies 2017, RIP
This past week, the LIRR finally began scrapping their abandoned bogies. So just what the hell is a bogie, anyway?
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The LIC Elks Lodge was destroyed by Slumlords.
Down to the first floor as of this morning.A little over one year ago, this website was the first to report the start of demolition work at the former Elks Lodge in L.I.C. Over the course of this last year, we often posted updates on the building’s status to Twitter. The destruction of this building was slow and methodical.
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Panasonic / Bergdorf Goodman Abandoned Warehouse
One more of LIC’s abandoned warehouse relics is not long for this earth. -
Rooftop Views from 43-10 23rd street, LIC. “7 line factory”
Located in the center of the 7 line route through L.I.C., this old factory rooftop offers surprising views of the neighborhood.
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LIC Elks Lodge – Developer Vandalism Edition
In LIC, a new preservation battle has escalated quickly.
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Inside the long abandoned tenement at Court Square (23-01 44th drive)
A few days ago, the ‘green boards of death’ went up around the long abandoned apartment building under the 7 train at Court Square.
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