I seem to be doing a lot of posts on squares and parks recently. I guess it comes from the lack of parades and my inveterate cheapness. Parks and squares are free to visit. When I first spotted Father Fagan Park in SoHo, all I could think of was Fagin from Oliver Twist. That’s unfair [...]
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Father Fagan Park in SoHo
August 7, 2008Lieutenant Petrosino Square
August 5, 2008At the point that SoHo and Little Italy meet are some north-south streets (Lafayette St. and Cleveland Place) that join up. Nothing particularly special about that; but whenever streets like that join; there’s a square. And so there is. It’s the Lieutenant Petrosino Square. And the place is undergoing an absolutely total renovation. I encourage [...]
116 Sullivan Street in SoHo
August 4, 2008I always admit to being a sucker for historical plaques. Recently I was walking through SoHo and found myself on Sullivan Street. As I walked by the below house, I spotted a plaque and had to check it out. It runs out that Sullivan Street is named after Revolutionary War General John Sullivan. He’s also [...]
Evolution Store in SoHo
August 2, 2008In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I know of at least one more place to buy a good skull. That got me thinking that it’s been a while since I was down in SoHo (South of Houston Street, on the center-to-west side of Manhattan). So, I went. And, yes you can still buy skulls and [...]
