JOURNALS 1 - 4
1. IMPRESSIONS OF NY
New York City was a place that I learned about solely through movies and
magazines. When I moved to America with my family , I was beyond
thrilled when I got the opportunity to walk through the streets of New York City
for the first time. The feeling was magical. The first thing that would strike
anyone in the midst of Times Square are the lights that shine bright at any
given time. After you get over the lights, you start to notice the chaos around
you. There are millions of people zooming by in a hurry. They are in a rush to
be somewhere. There are reckless cab drivers, smoke, and any kind of chaos one
could imagine. But the ironic thing is that there is a kind of serenity in
between all the madness you cannot experience anywhere else. Even though I have
not been able to explore NYC to it's fullest potential I believe just a walk
down the streets gives me a kind of happiness that I have never felt before. Of
course nobody comes to NYC and leaves without trying the famous Chicken Over
Rice by the Halal Guys. NYC has to be one of those rare cities where you would
be able to get cart food that tastes incredible and costs just $5 at the same
time. Apart from food, what I enjoy most is glancing at NYC from across the
Hudson River. The skyline view of NYC is to die for. It is beautiful. I intend
on visiting all of NYC at some point. It is a life ambition. But in the mean
time I have no problem taking in everything the city has to offer just be
standing across the Hudson and staring at the world beauty. Therefore, I am really looking forward to an amazing experience this class has to offer.
Queens!!
Today was our first class, which I was thrilled about. Even though I've been living in USA for 10 years, I haven't seen most of these places.
First we all met in Penn Station then got on "international express" to go to Flushing meadow park. "The 7 train has been nicknamed the 'international express' because its route takes passengers through some of the most ethnically diverse communities in North America (ENY, 159)." We walked over to flushing meadow park which was a very relaxing beautiful place to just sit and enjoy. We all sat down and talked about our class and a had a brief history
about the park it was interesting to hear the same park years ago was not a safe place for the public to go and
relax to its amazing transformation today. I learned for the first time about World's fair that was taken place at flushing park . "Two far better knows 20th century world's fairs were both held in
Flushing meadow (ENY,157)." We were asked to notice the environment of the flushing park and its condition and
the term "gentrification." Then I saw something which I have seen many times on
TV during US open tennis match, but watched it for the first time in person - UNISPHERE!! According to ENY,
unisphere was built during world's fair. I got a chance to take a picture of it so that I can add it into my book
of life :-) Then I got a chance to visit queens museum. "The museum focuses primarily on 20th century and contemporary art with an emphasis on global diversity (ENY, 166)." We had a guide who talked about Andy
Warhol and his work and middle modern century pop art. "The highlight of the museum is the Panorama of the city of NY, which was created for the 1964-1965 World's fair (ENY, 166)." I was amazed at the panorama structure especially the fact that it has only a 1% error. Although, the museum didn't knock my socks out, it was still a good experience to see some historical work. On the way out of the museum, Mike taught us a mnemonic tool that would help us remember how many boroughs in NY. " I drive a BMW and I am a QT".
Then we headed for our Indian lunch in Jackson Heights. "The most affordable place to sample Indian cuisine is at the Jackson Diner (ENY, 173)." Jackson Heights is known as little India. I was surprised to see my classmates took the brave move to try Indian food. Then we headed to Astoria, and noticed the gentrification happening in that place. We could actually see that Astoria is becoming more like the city. Museum of Moving Images in Astoria - the museum was opened in the 1920's but later on was taken over by US Army to make short films. Later on Kaufman took over in 1988, so this year is the 25th Anniversary! Many movie shots were taken in this location. Inside the museum it was very exciting. Was incredible to see how detailed some things were created such as the foot created for the movie "The Black Swan" and some of the building textures. It was great to see the history of cameras and mostly to see
the great transformation of how televisions look from the past to the present moment. I was fascinated the most with the movie "The Mask" with Jim Carrey, as a child I watched it over and over with my cousin which even ended in him buying a jack- russell terrier. So it was great to see the actual mask and the sculpture that was created for the movie.
Next stop was Long Island City. The biggest gentrification is happened and still happening in Long Island City. Our first stop was at P.S 1. It was great to see the first public school in New York City. I never knew the numbers meant which school came next. Then we saw the buildings that are cleaning up artwork/graffiti. I've always been a big fan of the beautiful amazing graffiti work and I was upset to find out these graffities are being demolished as part of gentrification really hope they come up with a new place to continue to display this.
Our final stop was to see the Pepsi - Cola sign!!!! I've seen this sign so many times as driving and always I wondered where this sign was. I was excited to see it! the water front view was incredible. We were able to see the view of Manhattan and before we were able to see the view of Queens. It was about to rain so we had to rush
through Long island city before we all get wet.
Overall experience today was amazing. Although I was extremely tired from the walk, I was so happy to see these wonderful places. I can't wait for our next class to see Coney Island and mostly to cross the Brooklyn
Bridge!!!!
Today was our first class, which I was thrilled about. Even though I've been living in USA for 10 years, I haven't seen most of these places.
First we all met in Penn Station then got on "international express" to go to Flushing meadow park. "The 7 train has been nicknamed the 'international express' because its route takes passengers through some of the most ethnically diverse communities in North America (ENY, 159)." We walked over to flushing meadow park which was a very relaxing beautiful place to just sit and enjoy. We all sat down and talked about our class and a had a brief history
about the park it was interesting to hear the same park years ago was not a safe place for the public to go and
relax to its amazing transformation today. I learned for the first time about World's fair that was taken place at flushing park . "Two far better knows 20th century world's fairs were both held in
Flushing meadow (ENY,157)." We were asked to notice the environment of the flushing park and its condition and
the term "gentrification." Then I saw something which I have seen many times on
TV during US open tennis match, but watched it for the first time in person - UNISPHERE!! According to ENY,
unisphere was built during world's fair. I got a chance to take a picture of it so that I can add it into my book
of life :-) Then I got a chance to visit queens museum. "The museum focuses primarily on 20th century and contemporary art with an emphasis on global diversity (ENY, 166)." We had a guide who talked about Andy
Warhol and his work and middle modern century pop art. "The highlight of the museum is the Panorama of the city of NY, which was created for the 1964-1965 World's fair (ENY, 166)." I was amazed at the panorama structure especially the fact that it has only a 1% error. Although, the museum didn't knock my socks out, it was still a good experience to see some historical work. On the way out of the museum, Mike taught us a mnemonic tool that would help us remember how many boroughs in NY. " I drive a BMW and I am a QT".
Then we headed for our Indian lunch in Jackson Heights. "The most affordable place to sample Indian cuisine is at the Jackson Diner (ENY, 173)." Jackson Heights is known as little India. I was surprised to see my classmates took the brave move to try Indian food. Then we headed to Astoria, and noticed the gentrification happening in that place. We could actually see that Astoria is becoming more like the city. Museum of Moving Images in Astoria - the museum was opened in the 1920's but later on was taken over by US Army to make short films. Later on Kaufman took over in 1988, so this year is the 25th Anniversary! Many movie shots were taken in this location. Inside the museum it was very exciting. Was incredible to see how detailed some things were created such as the foot created for the movie "The Black Swan" and some of the building textures. It was great to see the history of cameras and mostly to see
the great transformation of how televisions look from the past to the present moment. I was fascinated the most with the movie "The Mask" with Jim Carrey, as a child I watched it over and over with my cousin which even ended in him buying a jack- russell terrier. So it was great to see the actual mask and the sculpture that was created for the movie.
Next stop was Long Island City. The biggest gentrification is happened and still happening in Long Island City. Our first stop was at P.S 1. It was great to see the first public school in New York City. I never knew the numbers meant which school came next. Then we saw the buildings that are cleaning up artwork/graffiti. I've always been a big fan of the beautiful amazing graffiti work and I was upset to find out these graffities are being demolished as part of gentrification really hope they come up with a new place to continue to display this.
Our final stop was to see the Pepsi - Cola sign!!!! I've seen this sign so many times as driving and always I wondered where this sign was. I was excited to see it! the water front view was incredible. We were able to see the view of Manhattan and before we were able to see the view of Queens. It was about to rain so we had to rush
through Long island city before we all get wet.
Overall experience today was amazing. Although I was extremely tired from the walk, I was so happy to see these wonderful places. I can't wait for our next class to see Coney Island and mostly to cross the Brooklyn
Bridge!!!!
BROOKLYN!!!
Today is wednesday and I am off to a great start of the day as I am readying myself to learn more about Brooklyn and its history. To note, our research provides a distinct indication on the roots of Brooklyn’s name and the reason why it is given such a recognizable ‘call’. The word “Brooklyn” is a word coming from the terms “Broken Land” which was first formed during the 17th century. This name indicates so much about the natural physical appearance of Brooklyn especially relating to its geographic makeup. Occupying
the western tip of Long Island and stretching towards the bounds of East River, the Narrows, the Upper New York Bay and the Borough of Queens, Brooklyn is considered as the third most populous city in the United States. Noted as one of the most populated counties in US, Brooklyn holds home to a great variety of
diverse culture and people (ENY,135).
Now lets talk about our day from Penn Station we all headed to the wonderful famous Coney
Island. We had a good one hour air conditioned subway ride to coney island. That was the longest subway ride I took but hey this class is all about experience, how can it be complete without some wonderful delays and sudden stops inside tunnels and random areas! Since I moved to this country I've always heard about but never been there, so I was excited to go there and see this home of the Cyclone and the famous
Nathan's! Once we got off the train, first thing I did was go to Nathan's and got myself a hot dog because I was starving. It was delicious. "The truly famous hot dog stand was opened in Coney Island in 1916 (ENY, 139)." Then I walked around to feel the vibe of the place. I loved Coney Island, there are so many fun activities you can do and am definitely coming back to this place and spend more time. I walked over the boardwalk. "Stroll the boardwalk to understand why coney island continues to attract hordes of New Yorkers during the summer time (ENY, 139)." I got to see people screaming on cyclone, it looked so much fun, but I didn't have the stomach to do it. Off to the next stop.....Brooklyn Borough Hall, the oldest public building in Brooklyn. I saw a lot of people sitting on the steps of the building just relaxing/having lunch. There was also a Opera style singer infront of the building. The building was a Greek revival style (ENY, 147). Our next stop was the New York Transit Museum. Was an amazing experience to learn the birth of our wonderful subway system! According to our wonderful guide, horse was the way of transportation at the beginning. It carried people
rom one place to another. By late 1800's there was too much horse poop and people were thinking to create a different way of transportation. This came to an end when New York City had the worst blizzard on 1888 which had 50 inches of snow and many people who were in the train got stuck over 24 hours. After the incident, lines were put down to create our subways. The upper side stations were shallow and the lower side were very deep stations. The subway systems underground were built by men called sandhogs. The pressure was twice as more than the environment. They were put in lock chambers for 17 minutes and were only allowed to work for 2-3 hours. It was sad to know that the workers who built the system were not treated well, the workers got paid very low also they were not allowed to get paid on sick days or were not allowed to get any days off. The world's biggest transit system were formed on October 27, 1904. I learned about the two basic methods used to build the subway system - cut and cover & deep bore tunneling (ENY, 146). It got really hot in the basement during the tour and I just wanted to get out. Once the guide was finished, I walked around and see a lot of old trains/buses and took a lot of pictures. It's so amazing to see how much things have changed the interior had more comfortable seats and fans because there were no air condition, we were allowed to change
carts while the train was running. It has made some wonderful changes. I really enjoyed this trip would like to go back again. We left the museum and headed to Brooklyn heights. On the way there, we talked about different building styles. After a lot of walking around to see buildings and houses, we finally got to Brooklyn heights promenade and "notice the dramatic bluff that at one time actually sloped down to the river (ENY, 150)." We also talked about battle of Brooklyn and the role George Washington played in it. Mike also showed us the BQE right below the heights and learned how Robert Moses wanted to built a highway anywhere/everywhere he can. Then we went to DUMBO and saw the carousel building made by a French architect.It was pretty cool to stand between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge overpass. After a mini break, we all went to the famous Jacques Torres and got ourselves ice cream before the highlight of the day - Brooklyn bridge!!! On the way to the ice cream shop, I was able to stop by and looked at the score of the soccer worldcup final between Netherlands and Argentina. We finally walked to the bridge and although I was so tired of walking, I couldn't believe that I was going to walk over the famous Brooklyn bridge. It was amazing to walk on the bridge with the rest of my class. What a great feeling and I can finally check this off from my bucket list. It took me about 30 minutes to get to the other side of the bridge. On the way I did take many picture which I will be posting below. Indeed it was a long day but ended on a good note.
Today is wednesday and I am off to a great start of the day as I am readying myself to learn more about Brooklyn and its history. To note, our research provides a distinct indication on the roots of Brooklyn’s name and the reason why it is given such a recognizable ‘call’. The word “Brooklyn” is a word coming from the terms “Broken Land” which was first formed during the 17th century. This name indicates so much about the natural physical appearance of Brooklyn especially relating to its geographic makeup. Occupying
the western tip of Long Island and stretching towards the bounds of East River, the Narrows, the Upper New York Bay and the Borough of Queens, Brooklyn is considered as the third most populous city in the United States. Noted as one of the most populated counties in US, Brooklyn holds home to a great variety of
diverse culture and people (ENY,135).
Now lets talk about our day from Penn Station we all headed to the wonderful famous Coney
Island. We had a good one hour air conditioned subway ride to coney island. That was the longest subway ride I took but hey this class is all about experience, how can it be complete without some wonderful delays and sudden stops inside tunnels and random areas! Since I moved to this country I've always heard about but never been there, so I was excited to go there and see this home of the Cyclone and the famous
Nathan's! Once we got off the train, first thing I did was go to Nathan's and got myself a hot dog because I was starving. It was delicious. "The truly famous hot dog stand was opened in Coney Island in 1916 (ENY, 139)." Then I walked around to feel the vibe of the place. I loved Coney Island, there are so many fun activities you can do and am definitely coming back to this place and spend more time. I walked over the boardwalk. "Stroll the boardwalk to understand why coney island continues to attract hordes of New Yorkers during the summer time (ENY, 139)." I got to see people screaming on cyclone, it looked so much fun, but I didn't have the stomach to do it. Off to the next stop.....Brooklyn Borough Hall, the oldest public building in Brooklyn. I saw a lot of people sitting on the steps of the building just relaxing/having lunch. There was also a Opera style singer infront of the building. The building was a Greek revival style (ENY, 147). Our next stop was the New York Transit Museum. Was an amazing experience to learn the birth of our wonderful subway system! According to our wonderful guide, horse was the way of transportation at the beginning. It carried people
rom one place to another. By late 1800's there was too much horse poop and people were thinking to create a different way of transportation. This came to an end when New York City had the worst blizzard on 1888 which had 50 inches of snow and many people who were in the train got stuck over 24 hours. After the incident, lines were put down to create our subways. The upper side stations were shallow and the lower side were very deep stations. The subway systems underground were built by men called sandhogs. The pressure was twice as more than the environment. They were put in lock chambers for 17 minutes and were only allowed to work for 2-3 hours. It was sad to know that the workers who built the system were not treated well, the workers got paid very low also they were not allowed to get paid on sick days or were not allowed to get any days off. The world's biggest transit system were formed on October 27, 1904. I learned about the two basic methods used to build the subway system - cut and cover & deep bore tunneling (ENY, 146). It got really hot in the basement during the tour and I just wanted to get out. Once the guide was finished, I walked around and see a lot of old trains/buses and took a lot of pictures. It's so amazing to see how much things have changed the interior had more comfortable seats and fans because there were no air condition, we were allowed to change
carts while the train was running. It has made some wonderful changes. I really enjoyed this trip would like to go back again. We left the museum and headed to Brooklyn heights. On the way there, we talked about different building styles. After a lot of walking around to see buildings and houses, we finally got to Brooklyn heights promenade and "notice the dramatic bluff that at one time actually sloped down to the river (ENY, 150)." We also talked about battle of Brooklyn and the role George Washington played in it. Mike also showed us the BQE right below the heights and learned how Robert Moses wanted to built a highway anywhere/everywhere he can. Then we went to DUMBO and saw the carousel building made by a French architect.It was pretty cool to stand between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge overpass. After a mini break, we all went to the famous Jacques Torres and got ourselves ice cream before the highlight of the day - Brooklyn bridge!!! On the way to the ice cream shop, I was able to stop by and looked at the score of the soccer worldcup final between Netherlands and Argentina. We finally walked to the bridge and although I was so tired of walking, I couldn't believe that I was going to walk over the famous Brooklyn bridge. It was amazing to walk on the bridge with the rest of my class. What a great feeling and I can finally check this off from my bucket list. It took me about 30 minutes to get to the other side of the bridge. On the way I did take many picture which I will be posting below. Indeed it was a long day but ended on a good note.
CHELSEA AND THE VILLAGE!!!
Today Mike warned that it was going to be a long day and the weather was going to hot. So I was prepared for the worst. We walked out of penn station on time and looked at the station building from outside. Mike told us that there are plans for renewing/relocating the station. I also saw this huge post office right next to the penn station. It was a federal style building (Mike's favorite). Then we headed to Chelsea "the best way to see Chelsea is from above. Begin at the start of the high line at 30th street and tenth avenue and leisurely stroll south along it (ENY, 106)." We walked on the highline it was nice to flowers that were planted at the side, eventhough, there were a lot of other people, we had some great views from the highline. According to ENY, Chelsea is known for its numerous art galleries, OFCOURSE we had to see those galleries. So we went to a few galleries, although, some of them was hard to comprehend, I appreciated their talent and effort. Mike and Damien instructed us to be respectful of what we see inside the gallery. Some of the art work were really big and I was wondering where would one keep those if they have to buy it!! Then we visited Chelsea historical district, which is located from west 20th to 22nd streets between 9th and 10th avenues. Cushman row, the collection of seven red brick row houses were built between 1839 and 1840 (ENY, 108) We also located general theological seminary and talked about the building style. Then we headed to St. Peter's episcopal church. "Designed by Moore himself, this Gothic revival church was completed as a replacement for the community's earlier Greek revival church. I was a bit disappointed that we were not able to get into the church until the angel Tony showed up and helped us to get inside. It was so peaceful and serene. I was able to take a lot of pictures of the inside of church THANKS TONY!!! Then it was time to eat so we went to Chelsea market and on the way there mike told us about their tacos and mac&cheese, which made me more hungry. Once we got inside of the Chelsea market, it was so crowded everywhere, so I decided to go to a less crowded place and get a chicken sandwich. There was a big line at the taco place, and we only had 45 mins break. When I was sitting down to eat my lunch, I was wondering what all these people are doing here on a Friday after noon. It was that busy!!! After lunch we went to the meat packing district "From the 1850s to 1930s this was a wholesale meat market filled with slaughter houses and meatpacking plants. During 1970s and 80s, it turned into a meat market of a different sort - an area where transvestite prostitutes roamed the streets at night (ENY,109)." Then we went to Greenwich village - is one of the most delightful residential areas of NY. Its filled with elegant rowhouses on peaceful tree lines streets has some of the city's coziest bookstores and cafes and has a vibrant nightlife that appeals to people of all ages. (ENY, 110)." We then headed to Washington square park and saw this 300 years old tree, "Hangman's Elm" which used to hang people once they were convicted of crime. I also thanked God for Jane Jacobs standing up against Robert Moses to save her neighborhood. Mike also mentioned that this park was knows for illegal drug dealings. We walked through the park and saw a lot of people just relaxing and enjoying their day. We stopped at the beautiful Stanford White's Washington Arch, it was so amazing to stand infront of it and look at the art works on the arch. The entrance shows the sculpture of Washington in
war on the left and Washington at peace in the right. (ENY, 117). Then our next stop was at merchant's house museum which was build in 1832 was built and owned by the upper end family. During those times many house owners were Merchants. Seabury Tredwell had moved into the house in 1835 with his wife and 7 children
and had 4 servants. This house is considered to be a historic landmark inside and outside due to all the things that have been unchanged. The first floor consisted of a family room and kitchen. The family room was just o read and rest but it was not used to entertain guests. Every room had a fire place because they did not have any electric or heating or water supply. Water was collected through rain for washing and bathing. They had a servant on call 24 hours in the day. Each room had a bell that connected to the kitchen which the servants had to respond to. The drinking water was provided from the city well. In 1832 the city face a cholera epidemic which lead to a water system creation by 1842. The second floor contained two parlors which the guest spent. They were entertained in that room. Oregon lights were used to lit up the room when guests were presented. Back in the day they did not bathe often. For the baths the servants had to bring up water from the first floor to each room. The servant had a room in the attic it was very simple and small compared to the other room
and I wondered how the temperature would be for them during the extreme weather conditions. The attic room
did not have any carpet on the floors either (Soft spoken museum guide & ENY 121). The next stop was at 41 cooper square - a boldly post modern building that dominated the street (ENY, 122). This college used to give free education to all students. We wanted to see the inside, but it was closed at that time. The building is really modern and eco friendly. I wish molloy college did the same when they were building public square. I am hoping for the best in the future. Then the next stop was at Astor place and saw the ALAMO we were unable to turn and play with it because there were a lot of kids sitting right under it. We also talked about the first elevator in cooper union foundation building. After the long tour we stopped at The Big Gay Ice
Cream shop and some of us had some Salty pimp ice cream! Then off we parted to our own ways. What a day it was!!!
Today Mike warned that it was going to be a long day and the weather was going to hot. So I was prepared for the worst. We walked out of penn station on time and looked at the station building from outside. Mike told us that there are plans for renewing/relocating the station. I also saw this huge post office right next to the penn station. It was a federal style building (Mike's favorite). Then we headed to Chelsea "the best way to see Chelsea is from above. Begin at the start of the high line at 30th street and tenth avenue and leisurely stroll south along it (ENY, 106)." We walked on the highline it was nice to flowers that were planted at the side, eventhough, there were a lot of other people, we had some great views from the highline. According to ENY, Chelsea is known for its numerous art galleries, OFCOURSE we had to see those galleries. So we went to a few galleries, although, some of them was hard to comprehend, I appreciated their talent and effort. Mike and Damien instructed us to be respectful of what we see inside the gallery. Some of the art work were really big and I was wondering where would one keep those if they have to buy it!! Then we visited Chelsea historical district, which is located from west 20th to 22nd streets between 9th and 10th avenues. Cushman row, the collection of seven red brick row houses were built between 1839 and 1840 (ENY, 108) We also located general theological seminary and talked about the building style. Then we headed to St. Peter's episcopal church. "Designed by Moore himself, this Gothic revival church was completed as a replacement for the community's earlier Greek revival church. I was a bit disappointed that we were not able to get into the church until the angel Tony showed up and helped us to get inside. It was so peaceful and serene. I was able to take a lot of pictures of the inside of church THANKS TONY!!! Then it was time to eat so we went to Chelsea market and on the way there mike told us about their tacos and mac&cheese, which made me more hungry. Once we got inside of the Chelsea market, it was so crowded everywhere, so I decided to go to a less crowded place and get a chicken sandwich. There was a big line at the taco place, and we only had 45 mins break. When I was sitting down to eat my lunch, I was wondering what all these people are doing here on a Friday after noon. It was that busy!!! After lunch we went to the meat packing district "From the 1850s to 1930s this was a wholesale meat market filled with slaughter houses and meatpacking plants. During 1970s and 80s, it turned into a meat market of a different sort - an area where transvestite prostitutes roamed the streets at night (ENY,109)." Then we went to Greenwich village - is one of the most delightful residential areas of NY. Its filled with elegant rowhouses on peaceful tree lines streets has some of the city's coziest bookstores and cafes and has a vibrant nightlife that appeals to people of all ages. (ENY, 110)." We then headed to Washington square park and saw this 300 years old tree, "Hangman's Elm" which used to hang people once they were convicted of crime. I also thanked God for Jane Jacobs standing up against Robert Moses to save her neighborhood. Mike also mentioned that this park was knows for illegal drug dealings. We walked through the park and saw a lot of people just relaxing and enjoying their day. We stopped at the beautiful Stanford White's Washington Arch, it was so amazing to stand infront of it and look at the art works on the arch. The entrance shows the sculpture of Washington in
war on the left and Washington at peace in the right. (ENY, 117). Then our next stop was at merchant's house museum which was build in 1832 was built and owned by the upper end family. During those times many house owners were Merchants. Seabury Tredwell had moved into the house in 1835 with his wife and 7 children
and had 4 servants. This house is considered to be a historic landmark inside and outside due to all the things that have been unchanged. The first floor consisted of a family room and kitchen. The family room was just o read and rest but it was not used to entertain guests. Every room had a fire place because they did not have any electric or heating or water supply. Water was collected through rain for washing and bathing. They had a servant on call 24 hours in the day. Each room had a bell that connected to the kitchen which the servants had to respond to. The drinking water was provided from the city well. In 1832 the city face a cholera epidemic which lead to a water system creation by 1842. The second floor contained two parlors which the guest spent. They were entertained in that room. Oregon lights were used to lit up the room when guests were presented. Back in the day they did not bathe often. For the baths the servants had to bring up water from the first floor to each room. The servant had a room in the attic it was very simple and small compared to the other room
and I wondered how the temperature would be for them during the extreme weather conditions. The attic room
did not have any carpet on the floors either (Soft spoken museum guide & ENY 121). The next stop was at 41 cooper square - a boldly post modern building that dominated the street (ENY, 122). This college used to give free education to all students. We wanted to see the inside, but it was closed at that time. The building is really modern and eco friendly. I wish molloy college did the same when they were building public square. I am hoping for the best in the future. Then the next stop was at Astor place and saw the ALAMO we were unable to turn and play with it because there were a lot of kids sitting right under it. We also talked about the first elevator in cooper union foundation building. After the long tour we stopped at The Big Gay Ice
Cream shop and some of us had some Salty pimp ice cream! Then off we parted to our own ways. What a day it was!!!