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Goodbye, 2016
Dec. 31st, 2016 06:12 pmSo I fell down a Wikipedia hole this afternoon, looking at a list of former hotels in Manhattan. Because really, you never know when someone will need a place a stay in an historical fic or AU! After all, if the New York Times hadn't decided to move their offices in 1902, the Pabst Hotel might still be around to host some hijinks. :D
BUT ANYWAY. I was reading about the Hotel McAlpin, which had a restaurant called the Marine Grill, decorated with murals by the American artist Frederick Dana Marsh. TL;DR, in the process of renovation, the hotel was gutted in 1989 and the murals ended up at the Fulton Street subway station, where they can be seen today at the Broadway/Nassau entry/exit.
// end of rambling story //
I read 43 books this year (if I finish David Jaher's The Witch of Lime Street tonight, it will be 44).
Well, I hope 2017 is better than 2016. Hope.
BUT ANYWAY. I was reading about the Hotel McAlpin, which had a restaurant called the Marine Grill, decorated with murals by the American artist Frederick Dana Marsh. TL;DR, in the process of renovation, the hotel was gutted in 1989 and the murals ended up at the Fulton Street subway station, where they can be seen today at the Broadway/Nassau entry/exit.
// end of rambling story //
I read 43 books this year (if I finish David Jaher's The Witch of Lime Street tonight, it will be 44).
Well, I hope 2017 is better than 2016. Hope.