a little relatively unknown something, since i happened to be nearby over a few days lately - enjoy!

 

 

amster yard

e49th st bet 2nd-3rd aves

 

an L-shaped midblock manhattan former coach road yard - kind of like they have in london.

its managed by the instituto cervantes nueva york, which screwed it up, but then made it right.

 

 

more about amster yard:

http://thebluerememberedhills.blogspot.com/2009/09/amster-yard-1970s.html

http://www.nylandmarks.org/programs_services/technical_assistance/projects/taking_the_lead_at_amster_yard/

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/21/nyregion/a-new-york-landmark-in-rubble-preservationists-protest-demolition-at-amster-yard.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

http://www.amsteryardproject.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

james amster’s apartment in the 1970s

 

 

 

 

below/left -  from Billy Baldwin Remembers, taken in 1946 shows partygoers at Amster Yard. From left, Mrs Edna Woolman Chase, editor of Vogue; Mrs Benjamin Rogers; Woodson Taulbee; Albert Kornfeld, editor of House and Garden; Ruby Ross Wood having champagne poured by Billy Baldwin.

 

 

 

*** i hope you liked the tour of a remanent of olde ny,

its open to the public and a nice place to take a break in a busy part of town ***

 

 

Very cool.

Very inviting-looking. It's wonderful to find these enclaves from an earlier time amid all the concrete and glass and asphalt.

Wow, that's really awesome, thanks! I'm embarrassed to admit I've eaten at Pompano a bunch of times and never knew this space was back there.