Posted in Ephemera Postcards from the Past #5: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City Chris Holmes posted on March 17, 2023 No Comment Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I thought one good way to celebrate is to take a look at one of New York City’s most beloved landmarks, St. Patrick’s Cathedral. I’m not sure of the Read More
Posted in Blogstuff, Photography Kodachrome Memories #8: 1960s Chinatown, New York Chris Holmes posted on January 7, 2022 Comments Off on Kodachrome Memories #8: 1960s Chinatown, New York Here's a small slice of life from New York's Chinatown, circa late Read More
Posted in Sports What City and State Has Lost the Most Sports Teams? Chris Holmes posted on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 1 Comment A look at which cities and states have had the bad fortune to lose the most professional sports Read More
Posted in Featured Posts, Mental Debris The New York State Pavilion Gets Its Day in the Sun Chris Holmes posted on April 24, 2014 Comments Off on The New York State Pavilion Gets Its Day in the Sun In which I share photos and recount my day at the New York State Pavilion, one of the last jewels of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair still Read More
Posted in Listening Booth, Music Listening Booth — Kiss New York City Loft Rehearsal, 1973 Chris Holmes posted on April 10, 2014April 21, 2014 Comments Off on Listening Booth — Kiss New York City Loft Rehearsal, 1973 A fascinating glimpse at the early days of Kiss can be heard on this New York City rehearsal bootleg from Read More
Posted in Photography Let’s Examine This Vintage 1956 New York City Street Scene Photo Chris Holmes posted on September 23, 2013September 13, 2013 Comments Off on Let’s Examine This Vintage 1956 New York City Street Scene Photo Let's take a look at this vintage 1956 photograph taken in New York City's Times Square and soak in the history, shall Read More
Posted in History An Exploded View Drawing of Madison Square Garden, 1967 Chris Holmes posted on July 25, 2013July 25, 2013 Comments Off on An Exploded View Drawing of Madison Square Garden, 1967 Madison Square Garden may be just ten years away from demolition. Here's a view of the famous arena from a 1967 Popular Mechanics Read More
Posted in Ephemera Vintage 20th Century World’s Fair Postcards (1958 – 1992) Chris Holmes posted on July 24, 2013July 20, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage 20th Century World’s Fair Postcards (1958 – 1992) Through a gallery of vintage postcards, let’s take a look at World’s Fairs from the second half of the 20th century (1958 – 1992). Read More
Posted in Auction Finds, Photography Four Beautiful Kodachrome Photos of New York City Storefronts Chris Holmes posted on July 1, 2013July 17, 2013 Comments Off on Four Beautiful Kodachrome Photos of New York City Storefronts Four beautiful, vintage Kodachrome photographs from the late '40s and early '50s, each picturing a different New York City Read More