Brooklyn Heights, Manhattan’s first suburb

View of Brooklyn Heights from the South Street Seaport in Manhattan

I was reading a real estate story that dealt with the subject of development sites in New York City and researching covenants and easements, but the topic that really grabbed my attention was the historical description of Brooklyn Heights as a place in the 1800s that had “the advantages of the country with the conveniences … Read more

Mondo New York

street photography New York City early 1990s

I signed up for a week long trial of “IndiePix,” an independent film distribution and online streaming service based in New York City and available through Amazon Prime. I was scrolling through the offerings looking for an art-related movie, and happened upon “Mondo New York,” a semi-documentary movie from 1988 directed by Harvey Nikolai Keith. … Read more

Pancho Villa and Francisco Madero

Pancho Villa sculpture on Madero Street

On my first day in Mexico City, I didn’t have a lot of specific destinations, but rather just started walking and exploring and seeing whatever I happened upon. While walking down a pedestrian zone called Madero Street (and not knowing any of the history related to it), I saw this sculpture of a man on … Read more