There's a fascinating obituary about architectural historian Charles Lockwood in the NY Times today. Lockwood, who passed away last week at age 63 from cancer, wrote several books about architecture, but he is best known for Bricks and Brownstone: The New York Row House, 1783-1929. It turns out he wrote the book because a New York Public Library librarian told him in 1969, when he was a Princeton student, that there were no books about brownstones, "We don’t have one. It’s never been written."
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How NY Times Got Photo Of 1970 Weathermen Explosion In Greenwich Village
Woman Behind The West Village Weather Bear Has Died
For decades Langworthy had made sure that the Paddington Bear in her modern townhouse's angled first-floor window was always properly dressed for whatever weather nature provided (as well as for major holidays). Raincoats, Santa hats, he had them all. It was a strange and quirky sight that brought a bit of joy to passersby and neighbors alike. Now Langworthy is gone, survived by children and grandchildren, and Paddington Bear is dressed in black. Hopefully, someone will keep the tradition alive—there aren't many homes in New York that actually invite pedestrians to look inside their windows.
Yonkers Politician Enters McCain-Obama Fray Over Weatherman Bill Ayers
Lately, as John McCain trails Barack Obama in the polls, the McCain-Palin camp has been seizing on Obama's connection to former 1960s radical William Ayers, founder of the Weather Underground. Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has accused Obama of "palling around" with Ayers, calling him a domestic terrorist, and, now, Yonkers City Councilman John Murtagh is joining the criticism--a move that Daily News calls "desperate."
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