What is with the abandoned building on Vernon Boulevard under the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City?

It’s a question I asked just today on Facebook and was pleased to get an answer within minutes. From the New York Times‘s Christopher Gray in a March 1987 Cityscape story: The Queens Terra-Cotta building, built in 1892 as the first structure solely for offices of the growing concern, was designed by Francis H. Kimball, … Continue reading What is with the abandoned building on Vernon Boulevard under the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City?

Official White House Flickr

P042909CK-0021, originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream. From a Flickr commenter: I really appreciate the behind-the-scenes pictures. We hardly ever see photos of the White House staffers who keep things going – the butlers, secretaries, floor-polishers. Work is dignified and everybody who does work has dignity. Publishing these photos means the White House … Continue reading Official White House Flickr

Rut Blees Luxemburg

Rut Blees Luxemburg at Union Gallery Just heard a few songs from Original Pirate Material on BBC 6 Music, which had me navigating to read a bit about the album on Wikipedia. I’ve always liked the album art on that record. Wiki says it’s by Rut Blees Luxemburg, “a German artist who studied photography at … Continue reading Rut Blees Luxemburg