watched barry lewis's walk through the bronx on 13 last night. fair warning, its pledge week. of particular interest were the terra-cotta bas-reliefs of parkchester which were looking very john ahearn like to me. coming from westchester i guess this is my borough by extension. it was pretty intense in the 70's. we would catch a lift down gilmore clark's brp (bronx river parkway) to 241st street right on the edge of mount vernon and the bronx to take the 2 or the 5 train into the city. all the while picking up fashion tips (red pro-keds with alternate lacing techniques) and checking out the cool subway graffiti ("stay high 149").
ill try and find more info on those late deco parkchester relief sculptures. it was mentioned that they were commisioned to soften those hard edged (literally) buildings. heres three pages with lots of pictures for starters.
parkchester the bronx
wave hill
bartow-pell mansion
Raymond Granville Barger's Fantasia in the Metropolitan Oval (from village voice close-up on parkchester, bronx
After decades of neglect, the once lovely grounds of the renowned 129-acre Parkchester housing development in the northeast Bronx are looking good again. Parkchester’s 171 residential brick buildings are being renovated, its 500,000 square feet of retail space upgraded, and its sculptures and fountains restored. Its gorgeous 1939 Art Deco theater, the American, has been reconstructed into a 1,400-seat multiplex.
Parkchester’s recent financial rescue is surely the largest and most complex private rescue of a housing development in American urban history — and also the least known.
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ill try and find more info on those late deco parkchester relief sculptures. it was mentioned that they were commisioned to soften those hard edged (literally) buildings. heres three pages with lots of pictures for starters.
- bill 12-06-2005 6:57 pm
parkchester the bronx
- bill 12-06-2005 7:53 pm [add a comment]
- bill 12-06-2005 7:59 pm [add a comment]
wave hill
- bill 12-10-2005 5:22 pm [add a comment]
bartow-pell mansion
- bill 12-10-2005 5:24 pm [add a comment]
Raymond Granville Barger's Fantasia in the Metropolitan Oval (from village voice close-up on parkchester, bronx
After decades of neglect, the once lovely grounds of the renowned 129-acre Parkchester housing development in the northeast Bronx are looking good again. Parkchester’s 171 residential brick buildings are being renovated, its 500,000 square feet of retail space upgraded, and its sculptures and fountains restored. Its gorgeous 1939 Art Deco theater, the American, has been reconstructed into a 1,400-seat multiplex. Parkchester’s recent financial rescue is surely the largest and most complex private rescue of a housing development in American urban history — and also the least known.
- bill 12-10-2005 5:39 pm [add a comment]