I was scouting in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens today when I saw this tree that appears to be devouring its “SLOW – CHILDREN AT PLAY” sign.
I’ve seen signs with bark wrap-over before, but here it seems like the tree is on the verge of gulping the sign down.
From the side, you can see how far the bark has had to creep to get over the sign. Not much further to go.
Awesome…One wonders how many trees are hiding street signs under their bark…
-SCOUT
I was scouting the Old Trinity Cemetery when a guy walked up to me and asked if I had seen any chickens. OK, that sounds like the beginning to a joke. Before I delve into my odd story, let me give a quick rundown on one of the most beautiful and interesting outdoor spaces in…
Weehawken Street, located as far west in the Village as you can go, bears the title of Manhattan’s smallest street. I can only assume it also holds one other record… Having the most signs asking people not to pee on it: Literally, there are four signs hung on the block all requesting the same courtesy……
I’ve been doing a lot of scouting in the Bronx recently, which is great because it’s the borough I know the least and I keep finding interesting little things at every turn. Case in point, I was driving down St. Lawrence Avenue last week… …when I passed by this house: Now, at first glance, you…
Haha, OK, very funny, Staten Island… Now where’s Jimmy Olsen Drive? I noticed this as I was driving down South Avenue in Staten Island last Friday. Google seems to think it’s Hughes Avenue – then again, they also insist on mislabeling the Perry White Memorial Highway as the FDR Drive, so what do they know?…
Seeing the blue onion dome from a distance, you’d probably assume St. Nicholas to be your typical Russian church. But take a drive down Clintoneville Ave, and you’ll realize the truth… Someone has landed a spaceship in Queens and disguised it as a Russian Orthodox church.
Seen in a Queens apartment lobby: Rough. I did my best to crouch. -SCOUT
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I suddenly had a presage of how human civilization will end…
At least to my eye that sign is Porcelain so I would guess that its been attached to that tree for the better part of 70 to 80 years.
Mike
There’s a hungry tree near the Graham Avenue L stop in Williamsburg, too. Can’t remember for the life of me if it’s on Ainslie or Devoe, but I’ve passed it a few times now.
We live in the historic little hamlet of Palisades,NY. Its a popular location for Law&Order, Features, Commercials etc. Only 15 minutes from the GW Bridge with advantageous financials set-up by the town.
Our house is a designer renovated victorian with ample camera track runs. The Law&Order scout, Frank Covino has tons of pictures for exterior and mucho interior opportunities. Reach him: Frank Covino
Call us if you want to come out to check it out and shoot some reference stills The NYC bus goes to the library next door.
Call Lewis or Marika at:: 845 365 3368.
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there are a couple of these in soho as well