...and a few things more
Riding downtown on the 2nd Avenue bus
June 17th 2018
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June 17th 2018
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6th STREET & B GARDEN
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Steve Gorn (bamboo flute) and Bill Buchen (tabla)
Luminous Ragas
5-6 PM
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Luminous Ragas
5-6 PM
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Avenue B
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Christodora House
Christodora House
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Christodora House is a historic building located at 143 Avenue B in the East Village/Alphabet City neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by architect Henry C. Pelton (architect of Riverside Church) in the American Perpendicular Style and constructed in 1928 as a settlement house for low-income and immigrant residents, providing food, shelter, and educational and health services.
Christodora House is a historic building located at 143 Avenue B in the East Village/Alphabet City neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by architect Henry C. Pelton (architect of Riverside Church) in the American Perpendicular Style and constructed in 1928 as a settlement house for low-income and immigrant residents, providing food, shelter, and educational and health services.
Sold via condemnation to the City of New York in 1948 for $1.6
million. The city planned to house delinquent boys in the building,
operated by the Department of Welfare. However, for reasons which remain
unclear the building remained empty or underutilized through 1956.
In the mid-1960s, a variety of unsanctioned community activity took place in the lower floors of the buildings. This led to a police raid and closure in 1969, which nonetheless did not stop these unsanctioned activities in the building. In fact, it has been bruited about that the national headquarters of the Black Panthers was housed in the building. Reports are that the building was also used as the setting for several pornographic films. The city sold the property for $62,500 in 1975.
By 1986 the building had been sold numerous times, and finally the building began being converted into condominiums. For many area residents, this was the first sign of gentrification.
On March 20, 1986, Christodora House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The August 7, 1988 Tompkins Square Park Riot, provoked partially by the area's gentrification, spilled over into Christodora House. Rioters chanted "Die Yuppie Scum" in reference to the supposed "yuppie scum" residents of the building. The front doors were smashed and rioters ransacked the lobby of the building.
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Tompkins Square Park
In the mid-1960s, a variety of unsanctioned community activity took place in the lower floors of the buildings. This led to a police raid and closure in 1969, which nonetheless did not stop these unsanctioned activities in the building. In fact, it has been bruited about that the national headquarters of the Black Panthers was housed in the building. Reports are that the building was also used as the setting for several pornographic films. The city sold the property for $62,500 in 1975.
By 1986 the building had been sold numerous times, and finally the building began being converted into condominiums. For many area residents, this was the first sign of gentrification.
On March 20, 1986, Christodora House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The August 7, 1988 Tompkins Square Park Riot, provoked partially by the area's gentrification, spilled over into Christodora House. Rioters chanted "Die Yuppie Scum" in reference to the supposed "yuppie scum" residents of the building. The front doors were smashed and rioters ransacked the lobby of the building.
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Tompkins Square Park
Basketball
Swings
Watching the Dog Run
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back
lit by setting sun turns the scene b/w
lit by setting sun turns the scene b/w
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SING FOR HOPE
Piano donated by the Sing for Hope Foundation
(see link)
Progressive Jazz with Kenny Jaworski
kennyjaworski.com
SING FOR HOPE
Piano donated by the Sing for Hope Foundation
(see link)
Progressive Jazz with Kenny Jaworski
kennyjaworski.com
Then Russian Classical Tunes
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Every summer, Sing for Hope places artist-designed pianos throughout New York City's parks and public places for anyone to play. Once the season comes to an end, the pianos are donated to public schools around the city.
Every summer, Sing for Hope places artist-designed pianos throughout New York City's parks and public places for anyone to play. Once the season comes to an end, the pianos are donated to public schools around the city.
The End
2 comments:
The Gardens....the pianos
my brother gave me a Die Yuppie Scum t-shirt that his old Polish prince/artist friend (RIP) had screenprinted when I was in the US back in 1989.I could wear it as a joke until 1994 when I walked up to the shops early one morning in the gentrified waterfront inner city suburb I was living in at the time & horrified the young mothers with their strollers, put it away and passed it on to the thrift shop at the end of the century, good to know its history!
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