The New Victorians Category Archives: new york

Category Archives: new york

NYC Police Museum Early 1900’s Mugshots

An interesting photo gallery of some mugs detained in the early 1900’s. These photos are courtesy of the New York City Police Museum. The exhibit going on now of the NYPD Motorcycle Squad at the museum also looks good.
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UNDERCITY

Andrew Wonder and Steve Duncan head to the underground of the city. Its a heart thumping short film, but obviously this is not for the normal city explorer. For example if you wish to do some of these explorations without getting arrested the Brooklyn Atlantic Avenue tunnel has tours for a look at the oldest [...]
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Snowy brownstones

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Centennial Soiree at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden

This past Thursday evening August 12 was the Linnaean Libation League’s Centennial Soiree. The celebration was held for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s 100th birthday. We did not have a speaking role, but our fashions were included in this video clip on the Long Island Channel 12 news. Here are some vintage styled photographs from the [...]
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Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island

We spent the day on Governor’s Island with Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra at the 5th Bi-Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party, complete with vintage clothing vendors, a hopping dance floor, fashion shows, a tug-of-war contest, old-fashioned cocktails, and a showcase of vintage cars. The party will be repeated later this summer on August 28th & [...]
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Park Slope YMCA Roof Top

Last night we were invited to a Park Slope Civic Council event on the roof of the YMCA on 9th St. The view was perfect while the sun was setting and I couldn’t resist taking a panorama shot. Click on the image to see more detail.
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Antique Shopping and Lodging Upstate

Next week we will be going antique shopping in upstate NY. Our first stop will be the newly revived town of Hudson, NY. This place is a Mecca for antiques and all things old. Our next stop is a estate auction house where we can bid on a range of items. The prices are much [...]
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Brooklyn House Tour Listing for Spring 2010

The 2010 Spring Brooklyn House Tour Listing is almost complete. We are excited to attend a few of these great events around Brooklyn this year. Will you be joining us? 30th Annual Fort Greene House Tour Sunday May 2, 2010 from 12:00pm – 5:00pm Tickets: $20 or $25 day of event Website and purchase tickets 26th Annual Brooklyn Heights Association [...]
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Robert Providence – Preservationist Extraordinaire

Robert Providence you are our hero! After Fight, a Brooklyn Brownstone’s Costly Rescue – NYT.
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I LEGO NY BOOK

Remember these LEGO photographs from February 2009 in the NYT City Blog? Well the Illustrator Christoph Niemann has made a book about his creative LEGO pieces.
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