Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Today in Greenwich Village History


Welcome to the first installment of a photo blog I am very excited to bring to you, Greenwich Village Daily Photo. I hope to show you the history and unique beauty of this well travelled corner of New York City, and make you aware of its changing nature. Basically, the joint is dissapearing! Trump monstrosities, new yogurt joints, high priced condo palaces, bars, bars and more bars, yep, like Lenny Bruce once said, "Just sold America!"
But if you look closely and not at all too hard, you can still find remnants of the old Village as well as excellent represenatations of the wonderful curiosities that abound on practically every curb.

First up, one of a dying NYC breed, a real 50s styled Mahoney diner. The Cheyenne Diner, currently closed but awaiting transport down the river to nearby Red Hook. All say thank God! Located across from the back end of the Post Office on west 34th, the Cheyenne was a wonderful place to grab pancakes, turkey clubs, and burgers. But its owner plans to replace the joint with a high rise. But lucky NYers can still hike down to up and coming Red Hook to enjoy its new found hipster status. What a glorious chrome affair!
All the best, Ken Mac

7 comments:

Ken's Friend said...

The diner is my favorite!!! You don't find this anywhere else.

Unknown said...

Great looking building. A shame modern architects haven't got the same flair or imagination.

sonia a. mascaro said...

Hi Ken Mac,
I always love to see the first post of each blog. I enlarged the picture and I can see that the architecture of this building is amazing! Loved the glass on the both side of the door. Cheyenne looks a nice place!

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