A Stroll Through the Lower West Side of Manhattan, NYC
I was just strolling through the Lower West Side (West Village, Chelsea) of Manhattan and thought, "Why not share this with Steemians?" It may be hard for some to imagine, but I often forget what an unusual place I live in. I live in the heart of one of the world's most popular tourist attractions! As I took photos (and one short video) I began to see the city around me with fresh eyes. I appreciated the beautiful brownstones, the churches, and even the ostentatious but beautiful sports cars that crawl around the congested city at 1/1000th their top speed.
Inside Chelsea Market.
I just happened to walk by this restaurant which I recently ate at with a friend from the gym. In addition to having an incredibly original name, they also give you unlimited fried sliced potatoes (they were definitely NOT french fries) with ketchup and everyone who worked there was, no joke, at least 80 years old. Except one guy. There was one 20 year old dude and everyone else was a curmudgeonly old man with a red jacket. They only took cash and I'm pretty sure it's some kind of retirement gig for old timers from the mob. It was a good time though. The guy I was with is a forensic accountant who always wanted to write about comic books. Of course, I told him he had to post to Steemit and he joined as @walterego.
Alright that's it for my little tour of lower Manhattan, thank you for helping me appreciate it better! Steem on!
Well, that brings back a bunch of memories! Had an place in Zeckendorf Towers (on Union Square) for about a decade. Glad to see the area hasn't fully lost its "charm", even though some of those buildings definitely look a bit "shinier" than I remember them! lol
If you're in that area again, the High Line Park is always a cool place to check out too if you haven't been in a while.
Yup the High Line is great, now that Summer's here I probably will check it out again some time soon. Only problem is it's pretty crowded.
remember having friends in meat packing that were super excited about it before it was open, i think it was around the time that plane went down in the hudson. i was there that very weekend. i always love to see pics of new york :) i left a very small percentage of my heart in a dive bar there at 4am on saturday morning. . .
Nice shots. The old buildings are my favourites. You can't beat that classic stone architecture.
My favs are the buildings with the hanging plants or vines on them... cool. Thx for the pics and tour.
Thanks for looking!
That made me laugh. A gorgeous BMW like you have pictured needs an open highway.
Love the tour of lower manhattan. Thanks for the pics!
I love NY. I live in Florida now, but still love NY and always will!
I like the photos you took !
Especially with trees and greens !!!
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Me and the good lady were over in NY last year, what a place, consider yourself blessed to live there! Thank you for posting and sharing. Upvoted and followed for the coolness that is this post..
I believe i have a family member that worked at that restaurant in the 20s (hes deceased now). Lets just say he was from Spain and there was plenty of mob! Thanks for the picta-stroll
Never been to NYC. Pictures look awesome!
i will visit it someday !