Originally posted on QAPA :: Queer Asian Pacific-Islander Alliance:
So yesterday I watched the Mass House of Representatives debate and ultimately pass HB 1577, a bill we affectionately call the Trans Equal Access Bill. I have worked on this bill for over 6 years, and I have spoken about it at length before. This bill would…
The Henney Motor Company had a showroom at 1265 Boylston Street in Boston in 1940. The Henney signs are still in the sidewalk in front of what is now Jerry Remy’s. Apparently Henney made mostly hearses and ambulances and had merged with Packard by 1940. No wonder I’ve never heard of them.
Originally posted on Ephemeral New York:
New York sidewalks and streets are a treasure of old manhole covers. Some are utilitarian, others decorative, but most are emblazoned with the name of the ironworks where they were made. But this one, on the sidewalk on 11th Street east of Fifth Avenue, is more like a cast-iron…
Anne T. Hardings Brickyarns.
Originally posted on Bricks of Ohio Blog (B.O.B):
I found this interesting patio in front of a very ordinary apartment building while I was walking back to my parked car. This patio was a definite labor of love by someone long ago and it has a sidewalk paver I have never seen before.…
Originally posted on Bricks of Ohio Blog (B.O.B):
Athens Ohio is where I was bitten by the bricking bug. It is an easy place to get sucked in. Athens is located near the epicenter of block and brick production in the Hocking Valley. The legacy of that era remains throughout Athens where the…
Originally posted on Bricks of Ohio Blog (B.O.B):
Dimensions: 9 1/4 inches long, 3 3/4 inches wide, 3 1/2 inches height Location Found: Italian Village (Columbus) Weight: 10 lbs Notes: The coloring, size, etc., of this block reminds me of the 20th Century Paver and one of my mysterious blocks which I think…
