The bull near Wall Street in the Financial District. It's made from copper, just like the Statue of Liberty so in hard to reach places like the top of the bulls back, the copper is starting to turn the light green color. However, there's one spot which I don't think will ever turn green and are probably the shiniest part on the bull, its balls. More people getting pictures touching the balls than any other spot.
I went to Ellis Island while Darcie did some shopping. It was the first stop for literally millions of people immigrating into the United States between the late 19th century till around the 1930's until a new immigration law changed the need of the buildings on the island to something else. It was used for military purposes for a while until it was abandoned in the 50's or 60's and left that way until the late 80's when they refurbished it and opened the island up as a museum displaying the island's rich history and affect it had on the United States. It was incredible to know you were standing where so many people from around the world had stood so long ago unsure of so many things. Above is grafitti workers found on the walls before they started cleaning up the buildings. Over decades of abondonment, the layers of paint had eventually peeled off the walls revealing names, dates, and drawings of people who had once passed through over 100 years ago. The one above either says 1901 or 1907. It was incredible. I was glad I went. There were so many great exhibits, pictures, and artifacts displaying the history of the island with most of it being about when it was used for immigration purposes. There was so much history there - I loved it.
This is the Registry Room where peoples names were written down among 28 or so other things they were asked. In the middle of the floor used to be a set of stairs up to the room which is where doctors would first view the people coming off of the boats from around the world looking for signs of various diseases or ailments people had. If they suspected something, they'd write in chalk on the persons jacket lapel or back and they'd be looked at more carefully at a later time. The displays said most times there were so many people being filtered through the room that they only had about 6 seconds to check people over.
This block of buildings date back to the 18th century. The one on the corner is where George Washington informed military officials at a dinner of his retirement from the military.
Parking garage in Brooklyn. Cars are parked 3 high.
The bull near Wall Street in the Financial District. It's made from copper, just like the Statue of Liberty so in hard to reach places like the top of the bulls back, the copper is starting to turn the light green color. However, there's one spot which I don't think will ever turn green and are probably the shiniest part on the bull, its balls. More people getting pictures touching the balls than any other spot.
I went to Ellis Island while Darcie did some shopping. It was the first stop for literally millions of people immigrating into the United States between the late 19th century till around the 1930's until a new immigration law changed the need of the buildings on the island to something else. It was used for military purposes for a while until it was abandoned in the 50's or 60's and left that way until the late 80's when they refurbished it and opened the island up as a museum displaying the island's rich history and affect it had on the United States. It was incredible to know you were standing where so many people from around the world had stood so long ago unsure of so many things. Above is grafitti workers found on the walls before they started cleaning up the buildings. Over decades of abondonment, the layers of paint had eventually peeled off the walls revealing names, dates, and drawings of people who had once passed through over 100 years ago. The one above either says 1901 or 1907. It was incredible. I was glad I went. There were so many great exhibits, pictures, and artifacts displaying the history of the island with most of it being about when it was used for immigration purposes. There was so much history there - I loved it.
This is the Registry Room where peoples names were written down among 28 or so other things they were asked. In the middle of the floor used to be a set of stairs up to the room which is where doctors would first view the people coming off of the boats from around the world looking for signs of various diseases or ailments people had. If they suspected something, they'd write in chalk on the persons jacket lapel or back and they'd be looked at more carefully at a later time. The displays said most times there were so many people being filtered through the room that they only had about 6 seconds to check people over.
This block of buildings date back to the 18th century. The one on the corner is where George Washington informed military officials at a dinner of his retirement from the military.
Parking garage in Brooklyn. Cars are parked 3 high.
2 comments:
been der - done dat!
doesn't look like you accomplished much in the big apple. mom and i would like to go back to new york sometime ( while i would anyway ) and see some more. glad you were able to get away and spend some time there before going out west.
love dad
I think the bull and the registry room were in the movie "Hitch". I can't wait to hear all the stories. It must have been so surreal. I want to go one day :)
cant wait to see you in vernon
~Shelley
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