Eddie P 

Staten Island born and raised, big fan of NYC history.
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Yes! That canal was the southernmost point of my journey. The third to last picture in was taken from there looking toward the water. Those aerial views of boats rotting in the water are like x-rays revealing the skeletons of Kreischerville. Thanks Eddie!

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Another fascinating winner, Rob!

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Ah, I was wondering what the story was with that. Interesting! And, yes, I took the photograph on Tuesday, so the project is definitely moving at a typical city construction pace.

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I feel like the Staten Island neighborhoods honestly have the craziest stories.

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Ok when it comes to weird houses Willowbrook beats Mill Basin any day!

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This week’s Substack is exactly why you are one of my 2 favorite authors. Excellent work on your research and photographs. Thank you.

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That does sound creepy! When I visited North Brother Island it felt a lot like that. I think the Farm Colony side of the whole compound has been pretty picked over, but I imagine the Sea View side, where I didn't venture, probably has at least some of those stopped in time tableaus left.

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The thing that struck me about Seabrook and the NY Farm Colony when I snuck in and poked around was how so many things were left intact at the hospital. Glasses and tableware left out, an open book of piano music still on the piano. That was the creepiest part. Granted, that was 20ish years ago and I wonder if it's still like that.

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Spooky! It's so hard to believe the incomprehensible horror of care centers for the disabled even just a few decades ago.

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Thank you! Your photos are great and your research is thorough. I love learning about the borough I live in. 😃

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Thanks Eddie! The cemetery is Woodland Cemetery which is just northeast of Highland Avenue. Arguably part of Silver Lake, but since John King Vanderbilt deeded the land for the cemetery, I included as part of the neighborhood. woodlandcemeterysi.com/…

After reading Dorothy Smiths' great article in the SI Historian, I had to order the book. Glad to know it has a positive review!

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I read about the spring. Does the Marine Corps League have access?

The former Taco Bell explains the strange glass atrium that the liquor store has! I always though drive through liquor stores were a bad idea.