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"This is the death of a great machine"
I recall hearing that when the New York Times stopped using Linotype machines in 1978, they made and handed out lead castings from the machine reading "This is the death of a great machine". Is this, or something like this true? What did the castings read? [more inside]
Let's make a game of it: NYC history
A friend and I are working on a board game prototype for eventual publication and are looking to refine our card list of historical events. These cards reflect buildings, disasters, institutions, policy changes and social movements specific to New York City. We want to maximize the extent to which they are both recognizable and resonant. [more inside]
History Tour of NYC
My oldest friend recently asked, "do you want to go with me on a history tour of New York City?" and I said "YES." Before our trip next weekend we each have the assignment of identifying historical things to do on three days: Brooklyn Day, Downtown Day, Uptown Day. [more inside]
Historical Harlem from a black perspective?
I'd like to learn about Harlem from the non-white perspective; I've been reading Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America and it's highly informative. What books, written from a black or latino perspective, would give a different sense of the history? [more inside]
Where in NYC to find the special beans?
I've decided the New Year's Day meal will be a simple Hopping John because of its associations with luck and wealth and folkloric good fortune. I've read this on the history of it and why it doesn't usually tun out well because of the inferior ingredients used now. I don't have time to order artisanal gold Carolina Rice or heritage red cowpeas from here so where in NYC can I find thier equilvents? [more inside]
Thanks (for the newspapers), Obama
On November 5th 2008 and November 7th 2012 here in London England, I tried to collect as many British newspapers as I could that featured Barack Hussein Obama II's historic election to the presidency of the United States. The whole world was united in pride for the US on both of those days.
Now that he's moving out of the White House, I feel like it's time to give them away; the question is, who gets them? [Preferably to someone in New York City. Sorry Duluth.] [more inside]
Who is this street artist?
A bar called Albatross at Ocean Beach in Fire Island has street art preserved from 1982. It's vaguely recognizable, and it sounds like it was preserved because the guy who did it has made a name for himself in the graffiti world. I like it. I am having trouble figuring out who did it. Can you help? Here are some shots I took--couldn't get one of the whole thing.
Winter NYC vacation plans revolving around food, art, music, & history
I'll be in NYC from Jan 22 - Jan 24 and am overwhelmed with excitement and also panic about What To Do and What To Eat. Can you tell me what you love to do and eat given my wide range of interests? [more inside]
Special Snowflake Research Resource List
Please help me compile research resources for a project I will undertake in the year ahead. I would like to become very familiar with the following subjects: 1) New York City and Greenwich Village in the 1850s-1900. 2) The experience of Irish immigrants in that same era 3) The state of Christmas as a cultural entity and practice in that era. Special snowflake explanation inside. [more inside]
Businesses in New York that have been around for over 100 years
I'd like to compile a list of businesses in New York City—starting with Manhattan—that have been around for 100 years or more. I'd also like to include places the public can visit that aren't "businesses" per se.
I'm guessing this information is publicly available, but I don't know where to start. Any guidance would be extremely helpful. Thanks!
Searching for history of NYC's Empire Hotel
I'm working on a story and was looking for some historical information on the Empire Hotel in Manhattan, one of the oldest hotels in the city. I'm not experienced in research, and my google searching did not produce much. Can you all steer me in the direction of how to research the history of this hotel? [more inside]
ready to read about refuse.
I want to learn about garbage removal in early New York. [more inside]
We Salute You, Our Half Inflated Dark Lord.
Where can I learn more about the 1970s New York City occult scene? [more inside]
New York, you're perfect Don't please don't change a thing
I <3 NYC. History that is. I would like more books. [more inside]
Eager to find eagle
Longshot NYC History Filter: Where is the third "old Penn Station eagle?" [more inside]
Urban incorporation by way of a bridge?
What cities have incorporated other cities by means of a bridge? [more inside]
The Accidental Docent
On Tuesday I'll be showing a new arrival to New York City around for an hour or so in the late afternoon. He's interested in the city's history, particularly the Bowery/Lower East Side. He has seen all the major tourist stops and I'm completely ignorant of the latest cool/interesting/weird spots downtown and most places have the lifespan of mayflies. Any ideas on how to prepare an awesome, emergency walking tour? [more inside]
More New York in the 30s questions
Some more 30s New York questions: Would a police detectve in 1930s New York be a uniformed or a nonuniformed role? In the 30s would there be such a thing as plainsclothes police outside of the feds? Are there any years in the 30s in which the New York summer was particularly hot? And, just to be totally random, what popular newspapers in New York in the 30s would have been giving favourable coverage to Hitler, and when would he have started being front page news?
New York Subway Fiction Suggestions
LiteratureFilter: Yo metafilterland. I'm on a quest for two things: literary representations of the new york city subway, the more personal and sensorial the better, and literary representations of a new york city without subways, circa before 1904. Non-fiction and suggestions are welcome as well, as are examples that use less stringent definitions of "text" (film, song lyrics, dance etc).
Gifts for new NYC-er and future journalist
Care package ideas for a new journalism grad student and New Yorker- [more inside]
Help me think of Reenactment Photos for Cosplay
Creative Ideas Filter: I need ideas of Famous and Memorable Photographs or Paintingsor famous and memorable scenes from History, Movies, or Television that can be Reenacted on the spot without planning by 3-6 people for me to photograph for a final project for school. [more inside]
Jobs for a Tech-Savvy Historian/Teacher
What are some good places to work in NYC for a tech-savvy medievalist who also has experience teaching history and politics to middle and high schoolers? [more inside]
Help me learn about New York.
I am interested in learning more about the history of New York City. [more inside]
Where were you when the towers fell?
Where were you on 9/11? How did you find out what was happening and what do you remember about that day? [more inside]
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