Erie-Lackawanna tugboat, Richmond Terrace and Bement Avenue    My grandfather, the late Holger Anderson, was many things in his li...

   I just came across a new (to me) site called SiTreasure .  It's run by Angela D'Aiuto, a real estate saleswoman and community act...

Civil Courthouse at Castleton and Bement    So, Rosebank turned out to be a bit of a bust. Not enough decent free pictures to put up fo...

Some might argue that Belair Road is really part of Shore Acres. Feh. For me, Shore Acres only includes that area between Bay Street and t...

Yesterday, the NY Daily News ran a nice article highlighting the best of Stapleton's beautiful homes. There were good pictures and info...

Reynolds Street, 1934 - looking east from Bell Street to St. Mary's Avenue View Larger Map To the southeast of the intersection of T...

When I was young, every Thursday night, my grandfather would take my mom and my aunt grocery shopping at the A&P in Rosebank . It was...

Even the "new" sign doesn't look that new anymore Like a beacon of decay towering over the avenue I guess when a store is ...

Have some nice pictures to post and either CSI's wifi connection is busticated or blogger's acting all crazy like. Either way, no p...

For the past three weeks I've been sick, sometimes as much as the proverbial dog. The thought of sitting and posting only made me feel ...

I've added Pattell and Waterman's History of New York site to the blogroll on the right. They've linked to me in the past and I...

Here are some houses scattered across Port Richmond that I find attractive. They're just regular homes, none of particular historic or ...

NE corner of Bennett and Port Richmond Avenues, 1905 - Masonic Hall - same place, 2011 Once upon a time Americans bonded with each other a...

The first of several planned posts on Port Richmond . Without a doubt Port Richmond has the potential to be the greatest neighborhood on ...

97-99 Water Street, Stapleton - 1931 When I was a kid Chinese restaurants were not that common and many tended to be of the Jade Island ...

He did tons and tons of great music but it's going to be the Bond stuff that people will most remember. The swagger in the music compl...

I wasn't a particular fan of his solo work but with Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy he burned up the stage.

The Home of Domenico Rorengo (according to 1917 maps) - pictured in 1932 Here's a interesting home that once stood at the end of Bu...