Eric K. Washington
Contributing Writer
Eric K. Washington - Photo Copyright © 2009 by Eric K. Washington
Eric K. Washington is the author of Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem and contributed to the recent MTA-licensed guide book, New York City by Bus and Subway, edited by Rod Kennedy, Jr. His writing has appeared in numerous print publications. He is also a licensed New York City tour guide and an avid photographer.
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Bartholdi's Lafayette Statue: From Central Park to Union Square
As gifts from one great nation to another go, France's monumental offering to New York - Bartholdi's Lafayette before his Liberty - was said to be a first.
Jul 28, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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Pinkster, New York's Forgotten Holiday
Like New Orleans' Mardi Gras or Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, New York's own rite of festive abandon, and maybe a little dirty dancing, is mostly forgotten.
May 25, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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Lincoln's Funeral Train: A National Event's Local Response
As Abraham Lincoln's funeral train wove through 180 cities, many New Yorkers stitched their mournful hearts prominently on their sleeves.
Apr 26, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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Bartholdi's Washington and Lafayette Statue: From Paris to Harlem
In 1900, a copy of Paris's Lafayette and Washington monument was unveiled in Harlem, clouded by the shadow of its sculptor's statue in New York's harbor.
Apr 21, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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Central Park Tennis Bubble Plan
A recent plan to wrap weatherproof bubbles over Central Park tennis courts has raised a racket of protest that recalls a long history of fighting park encroachment.
Mar 31, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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Saving Daylight Saving Time
Although clocks now spring ahead across the country, it was New York's Manhattan Borough President who wound up the Daylight Saving Time movement to national acceptance.
Mar 12, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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Colonial-era Advertising
Ages before "as seen on tv" infomercials pushed household supplies and gadgets, wordy direct marketing newspaper ads were a sign of the times.
Feb 20, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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The "Boz" Ball Of 1842
On Valentine's Day in 1842, three thousand New Yorkers made love with the proper stranger. The "Boz" ball, a tribute to Charles Dickens, was the party of all parties.
Feb 14, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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The History Of Trinity Church Cemetery
As issues of race were tearing the nation violently asunder in the south, a silent and somber color line was following many New Yorkers to the grave.
Feb 8, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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Joseph Loth & Company Silk Ribbon Mill
In upper Manhattan, a block-long structure hulks like a stalwart old public building. But a faded ad painted in back reveals its delicate mission more than a century ago.
Jan 29, 2010
- Eric K. Washington
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