I noticed the side of this house while scouting a neighborhood in Queens and was quite impressed. I see shingles, stone, concrete, brick, aluminum-siding, and two types of what I think is asphalt siding.
Add some stucco and a few clapboards, and I think we have a Guinness record contender here.
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This is part 2 of our look at Camp Wishe, a children’s sleepaway camp that has been abandoned for more than 15 years. Click here for part 1! Camp Wishe is located on what used to be old Route 6. When the Wishe family purchased the property in the 1940’s, it consisted of a run…
Scouting NY and ScoutMob.com have teamed up to bring you locations puzzlers with some pretty great prizes! This week’s prize: a $25 gift certificate to the Village’s Red Bamboo restaurant! To enter, just figure out New York City location pictured above and submit your answer to scoutingnycontests@gmail.com! And even if you’ve never been to the…
Scouting NY is kicking off a contest for your chance to win one of five $50 American Express gift cards! Here’s how to enter: 1) Go to PartnersInPreservation.com and vote for you favorite historical site to receive grant money 2) Respond in the comments below with who you voted for, along with either your email…
I’ve been scouting neighborhoods up in Yonkers recently (made all the more fun by kids off from school on a snow day trying to hit me with snowballs – thanks, kids!). As I was driving around last week, I started to notice something strange… Someone has been going around and writing “You can’t stop Oprah!”…
So here’s a mystery. A few months ago, I got an email from reader Matthew J. advising me to check out Brothers Hardware at 26 West 38th Street. The shop is pretty unassuming from the outside… But go inside…
Walk down East 2nd Street off of Bowery, and you’ll pass by Albert’s Garden, a small community garden midway up the block. If you happen to visit on a day when the gates are open, head inside and you’ll find a beautiful little East Village oasis maintained by local volunteers. But for something particularly special,…
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Having grown up in Queens, I believe that house could be located in any number of neighborhoods. Can we get a clue as to which one?
Lol. This reminds me of a house around my block: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6871819,-73.8622525,3a,75y,178.93h,81.94t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sPUuc8QJODFKqiMVhU-HHZg!2e0
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Wow! I came across your blog in my search of a post I’m writing for my blog: Atypical60
I was looking for some photos of old-school shingles that our old house in Ozone Park was covered with. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any photos of that particular shingle, but I found this pic. Please don’t sue me, but I’m going to use this pic for my blog. I’m going to mention your blog in it though. Hope that is ok! I’m looking forward to reading many of your posts! Thank you!