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The drive to survive

May 2nd, 2012



Along with a few of its comrades, this tree has clawed its way out of a crevice in this rock wall.

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Lustre Street in Eastchester is disappearing, and its street sign is apparently following suit.

There are three streets in the area with related names. Dark Street was the original, named after Charles Darke, a mid-19th-century landowner. Then came Light Street, seemingly a playful take-off. Sometime in the 1920s, part of Dark Street was renamed Lustre Street, and has since all but vanished, hidden beneath houses, lawns, and driveways.

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Look familiar?

May 2nd, 2012



This must be Mary Sendek's rock.

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i.e., the paint store

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Villa Norina

May 2nd, 2012



A mysterious trace of the past on a mysterious wall. There's also an ornate pillar in the wall bearing the name "DF Violet".

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Generally filled with food, clothing, and household items, and often representing months of thrifty purchases, these barrels are sent to relatives back home throughout the year, but especially around Christmastime.

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The new Red Flower

May 2nd, 2012



Now with delicious food!

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That just might be

May 2nd, 2012



the worst grocery store name of all time.

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I've seen a handful of these signs around the borough and have always wondered what they mean. And now I know!

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Craft Printers

May 2nd, 2012



There are still a few old-timey businesses operating on White Plains Road up in Wakefield.

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Here’s another one

May 2nd, 2012


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Ever?

May 2nd, 2012



In case you were wondering, this door belongs to the Kingdom Encounter Church of the Greater Anointing Tabernacle, Inc.

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Cullen’s Tavern

May 2nd, 2012



A reminder of the large Irish population that once called Wakefield home

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Rest in peace

May 2nd, 2012


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This guy again

May 2nd, 2012



He hit several trees in a row on this block.

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Don’t miss it

May 2nd, 2012


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Bussing Place

May 2nd, 2012



An oddball block-long remnant of the first postal route between New York and Boston, inaugurated in 1673

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This must be the guy

May 2nd, 2012



who steals everyone's curbside garbage cans!

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Portal of the day

May 2nd, 2012


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