Monday, May 3, 2010

Si, S.I.

The towering two-story columns, topiary, and steep stoop: quintessential contemporary Staten Island. There are some nice houses there, of course, but the last quarter of the 20th century and beyond sure has produced some ugly.

2 comments:

amarilla said...

Here's a beautiful window into the old houses - as I believe you have already enjoyed...

Mr. Hunter's Grave. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1956/09/22/1956_09_22_050_TNY_CARDS_000250326

Matthew said...

Somehow that link didn't take so here's a short version http://bit.ly/aRBuQ2 for people who don't know this Joseph Mitchell piece.