Who Are Patience and Fortitude? My two favorite lions guard the front entrance of the main branch of the New York Public Library. Long before the Internet (actually the first Internet message was sent in 1969, a free slideshow about that is on my slideshow page)...
What Is the History of the High Line?

What Is the History of the High Line?

The first rail tracks on the lower west side of Manhattan were laid along 10th and 11th Avenues south from Penn Station. The problem was, this north-south rail line cut across all the east-west streets leading to the Hudson River waterfront, which was very active....
What Was the Staten Island Peace Conference

What Was the Staten Island Peace Conference

A conference held on the southwestern tip of Staten Island, New York on 11 September 1776 A.D. in the Billop House, which still stands. This was the day Benjamin Franklin, Edward Rutledge and John Adams met Admiral Lord Howe to discuss the possibility of peace between...