tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840267469201344530.post2939610578092444222..comments2023-11-05T01:52:12.815-07:00Comments on FRANKENSTEIN1959: Monday Night Interlude, Near Full MoonWayne Allen Salleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199261942617339556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840267469201344530.post-23591271502533766732008-07-15T20:46:00.000-06:002008-07-15T20:46:00.000-06:00I have an e-mail in Limbo -- my e-mail is going nu...I have an e-mail in Limbo -- my e-mail is going nuts, but I wanted to mention <BR/>that Stearns(?) Quarry must have been at least partially filled in -- that mutha' <BR/>was deep! Mike Schwarz wasn't exaggerating when he estimated about 300 feet. <BR/>I drove around on Archer Sunday evening (coming back from me mum's) -- the <BR/>streets look the same but you can't see past the fences much anymore. What I'll <BR/>have to do next is get on the Stevenson to Ryan feeder ramp -- that has the <BR/>elevation to get a peek over in that direction. Anyone wanna go to Indiana?<BR/><BR/>I loved the photo of the R. V. Kunka Drug Store -- with the Manhattan typeface. <BR/>It is the great prototype for the corner drug store, at least on the outside now. <BR/>Something tells me that going inside would be a little disappointing.<BR/><BR/>One of my great drug store haunts of yore still exists -- at 63rd and Central. It <BR/>used to be a Rexall. The building has a great terra cotta facade -- which may <BR/>have been one of the touches that has so far spared it from the wrecking ball. <BR/>So far. Even forever don't last so long no more.<BR/><BR/>Standard Federal Savings in Brighton Park across from used to be the Archer <BR/>Avenue Big Store -- now Zemsky's-- used to be a great building -- inside it <BR/>looked like the cathedral of money. In the late '60s they "modernized" it and <BR/>managed to make it all look tacky. Alas. Saint Mammon. My dad and I used to <BR/>stop at Standard Federal and then stop at the fish market a block or two east of <BR/>there. That fish market had the best bagels ever made in the universe. I may <BR/>mourn the loss of all these buildings of my youth, but eve more I mourn the <BR/>loss of those bagels.<BR/><BR/>KRZZZP! Back to the present.<BR/><BR/>-- RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840267469201344530.post-4803557235144481522008-07-15T17:37:00.000-06:002008-07-15T17:37:00.000-06:00Nice shots of the el. We have light rail in Charlo...Nice shots of the el. We have light rail in Charlotte, now. The locals whined and moaned about it. Ridership is off the scales. We need more.James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840267469201344530.post-21703777519012970382008-07-15T16:10:00.000-06:002008-07-15T16:10:00.000-06:00If I ever try my hand at urban fantasy, don't be s...If I ever try my hand at urban fantasy, don't be surprised if the hero resembles you!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840267469201344530.post-24086098266619535752008-07-15T10:14:00.000-06:002008-07-15T10:14:00.000-06:00I figure I've missed out on a lot of potential wei...I figure I've missed out on a lot of potential weird stories from having hardly ever ridden a subway or an el. I rode in New York a couple of times with Lana, but it's not something I grew up with. Lots of interesting characters I imagine, though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com