Entries Tagged as 'clinton'

The History of My Old Neighborhood, Hell’s Kitchen

August 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments

9th_49th.jpg
My Old Apartment, Hells Kitchen, Manhattan

I lived on 9th Avenue and 49th Street in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan in New York City for one year (2001 – 2002), so I liked this post in a New York Times blog today on the history of the area. It is the 50th anniversary of the incident which gave the neighborhood the name Hell’s Kitchen. Also interesting is how the area is far from hell now, but people refuse to adopt a more “cival” name. They’ve tried to call it Clinton for a long time and it just won’t stick.

[Read more →]

Tags:··

Clinton Station

January 14th, 2006 · 3 Comments

clinton_station.jpg
Clinton Station, West Loop, Chicago

Before I saw this placard in Clinton Station I never really thought about who the station was named after. DeWitt Clinton, a mayor of NYC and a governor of NY state. Who knew?

[Read more →]

Tags:·····

Clinton Community Garden

May 4th, 2002 · Comments Off

Around the corner from my apartment today, I discovered the Clinton Community Garden. It made me want to dig my hands into the earth and get some dirt under my nails.

[Read more →]

Tags:···