Month: May 2011

Taking a walk on the West side of Manhattan today, I was charmed by all the various designs of townhouses’ wrought iron gates and railings. Below is a sample of what you can find when meandering the quiet, tree-lined streets.

Continue to the full post… “Iron Gate Love, West Village & Greenwich Village (May 29, 2011)”

Taking a walk down Broadway a few blocks North of Houston Street, I took some photos of the impressive architecture as I usually do but today for the first time I noticed something new.

I liked the figures on the faces of these buildings so took a grand photo of them before zooming in to enjoy the details.

Continue to the full post… “A Tree Grows on Broadway”

The Second Cemetery of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel, is located at 76 W 11th Street between 6th Ave and 7th Ave. I nearly passed this tiny cemetery today without noticing it. According to different sources online, this is the second of three cemeteries. The original, and larger of the three, is located at St. James place, just off Chatham Square. The third cemetery is located at 98-110 West 21st Street. Shearith Israel was a Jewish sect active in New York City between 1654 to 1825. It was founded by 23 Jews, most of them of Spanish and Portuguese descent.

Continue to the full post… “Second Cemetery of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel”