tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416851791929242085.post3924716587935711858..comments2023-03-28T12:48:52.402-04:00Comments on Walking Off the Big Apple: Scenes from a Walk Through Hell's KitchenTeri Tyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416851791929242085.post-35054722844665752842010-12-16T12:42:36.630-05:002010-12-16T12:42:36.630-05:00Thanks so much, Elizabeth, for answering Hector...Thanks so much, Elizabeth, for answering Hector's question. What a great gift for your mom. And that's a lovely image, the open windows in the apartment, a cherished and personal connection to NY history.Teri Tyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416851791929242085.post-28584535795116776202010-12-16T12:39:03.056-05:002010-12-16T12:39:03.056-05:00I reached out the NYC Department of Records, and o...I reached out the NYC Department of Records, and ordered a tax photo of the building (I think it cost around $40, but you can't preview it before time). Luckily, it was the right building, and I gave it to my mom as a gift - she went nuts. She remembered the building, and the candy shoppe in the basement. It even showed open windows in my great-grandparents apartment, so they may have beenElizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416851791929242085.post-3563255636777619712010-12-10T17:21:33.818-05:002010-12-10T17:21:33.818-05:00Good question, Hector. (Time doesn't matter he...Good question, Hector. (Time doesn't matter here.) Elizabeth, any luck with finding images of your relatives' building in HK?Teri Tyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416851791929242085.post-52373261140876344562010-12-10T16:36:22.379-05:002010-12-10T16:36:22.379-05:00It's been almost 7 months and was wondering if...It's been almost 7 months and was wondering if Elizabeth had any luck finding some images of HK from the early days?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055846613630837918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416851791929242085.post-87007643572818050952010-05-24T13:22:42.646-04:002010-05-24T13:22:42.646-04:00Hi Elizabeth,
Thank you so much for writing, becau...Hi Elizabeth,<br />Thank you so much for writing, because while walking around the neighborhood, I was wondering what former or longtime residents must think about the changes. It's great you have the wedding certificate for your great-grandparents. Readers who may know of photo resources of Hell's Kitchen should help Elizabeth with her quest!Teri Tyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304387840586756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416851791929242085.post-71372219187892577432010-05-24T11:36:00.326-04:002010-05-24T11:36:00.326-04:00Thank you for this great post. My family lived in...Thank you for this great post. My family lived in Hell's Kitchen in the late 1800's, up to the 1950's. My mother and I spent the day yesterday walking through the neighborhood, attempting to imagine where they grew up, and what the neighborhood was like at the time. Unfortunately, two of their homes were torn down to create Hell's Kitchen Park, and a third was combined with theUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329403268133616932noreply@blogger.com