Gateway To Another World

Have you ever noticed the ground on which you walk? Does it have pot holes, cracks, grass growing through the cracks or even what color it is? Looking through the site www.forgotten-ny.com I realized that I do not look on the ground on which I often walk. I never paid attention and I was quite amused to see how some places were and still are in New York City. The site www.forgotten-ny.com looks directly at New York City in the past and present. The site takes a deeper look at how New York City was and shows memorable photos and notes to teach, educate or just remind people of how New York once was and how far it has come.

One of my loves of New York City comes about in the cobblestone buildings or houses that were built long ago; I had no idea that they had cobblestone roads. Part of the site was even dedicated to cobblestone roads on four blocks of 89th Ave, Jamaica, Queens between Jamaica Ave. and Sutphin Boulevard. Looking at a picture one could imagine being there, standing on one of the blocks on 89th Ave, looking down the block your pupils contracting only take-in the cobblestone bricks. The bricks are a bit tarnished with black spots but that makes it look even more enticing. Your eye wonders around and you notice most of the houses on the block are also made of cobblestone bricks. On our left hand side the house windows are banned up and shut tightly, not wanting us to come in. There are also fences around the houses making sure that we keep our distance. On the right hand side however there is a tree shading one of the few cars on the block. I even think the tree looks alive and happy shading the car. The colors on the block are dull but yet they flow into each other. The grass on the edges of the side-walk intertwines perfectly with the brownish red of the bricks. There is no one in sight and not many cars are on the brick road but yet it looks full and inviting. It seems quite and peaceful, the ideal place to raise a family. It is like a gateway to another world.