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My Red Gook/Cobble Hill neighborhood, ref Accu Weather 93. NWS Central Park 88. Shade for the win or loss……. As always …..

Thank you B W. I’ll walk the street to see if I can make a match. The church spire in some of the photos is interesting. The two spires remaining in the neighborhood are St Paul’s on Court Street and Sacred Hearts on Hicks Street. There were others, with the spires now removed. My block, Tompkins Place was once gated and cobble stoned. Some of the old stones can still be found in back yards, retrieved and used for doorstops, way back. When I was clearing my cellar I found a portion of the original 19th century floor which was rough stone, not cobble, the lally columns were brick. These were the wealthy upper middle class houses. The ones on Court Street had dirt floor cellars and tree trunk lally columns. Some of those natural wood support columns, I believe, still exist today. Thank you again, stay well, as always ….

Only one cobble stone street remains; Tiffany Place. The hill potion was probably more pronounced 170+ years ago, before residences started replacing the farmlands. As always…..

Thank you so much BW. I sent it to my daughter. A portion of the video shows Congress street park. The small row houses shown were actually carriage houses for the transportation use of the wealthy families who lived in the brownstone residences opposite them. The park is the result of those homes being demolished to make way for a multi family high rise apartment building project that was supposed to be built there. It was delayed, then stopped.The park was the positive legacy. The carriage houses were converted to cottage residences. The pine trees lined up against the fence were post holiday waiting for recycling. The snow gives even the harshest urban setting a touch of beauty. I pray my grandchildren will not need a dated half century video to see it. Thank you again, BW. As always …. IMG_1033.mov IMG_1032.mov IMG_1031.mov

Over half century ago I thought as you do and wanted desperately to live as you describe. I didn’t want to live so that when I coughed a neighbor could reach over and pat my back. Now nearing the end of my eighth decade I’m better off living with all I need within a short walk. Perhaps the present inner city environment is a bit like our ancestors. Cave drawing becoming graffiti. Depression, anxiety, anger as side effects of a green less environment can not be disputed. I just wanted to imagine how nice it would be to see an urban environment with buildings that resemble forested mountains. Stay well and thank you for your response. As always ….

Perhaps we can have both? …… as always …..

Not for you forky…… stay hot, as always …..

Dementia avoidance…. I owe so much to this sub forum. Thank you, as always ….

Liberty is our only hope for catching up to the New England Forums post count. As always ….

Please don’t rile her up. Enjoying the present with hope for the future, as always …..

May that day, to the disappointment of some, never come. As always ….

Good morning Liberty. I can appreciate your passion. You’re obviously well stocked between the ears. Perhaps it might be best if you took a dispassionate pause before making some statements. Stay well, as always ….

Could be two sides of the same coin. As always …

Understood, back to plan A. As always …..

Good morning gravity. Better times are coming ….. as always …..