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The name of the store was suggested by Kevin Kline, Cates' husband. [7] The store's name is a reference to the blue trees in Fauvist paintings; [ 8 ] with the idea being that just as blue trees seem out of place in a forest, a store like Blue Tree seems out of place on the Upper East Side.
Detail of sign at the store's entrance. 826NYC is located in a "secret lair" behind The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company, [1] a store similar in eccentricity to 826 Valencia’s storefront pirate shop, and which sells capes, grappling hooks, utility belts (new and vintage), masks, tights, deflector bracelets, bottles of chaos and anti-gravity, secret identity kits, and more.
The site was an outlet for the Chain Shirt Shop in 1922, and "Gem's Spa" had opened by the 1950s. [17] [16] Sociologist Daniel Bell, who claimed in the 1970s that his uncle Hymie created the egg cream, says that another man called Hymie owned a candy store serving egg creams on the site of Gem Spa in the 1920s. [18]
A 1971 Democrat and Chronicle story reported that a lone gunman robbed more than $6,000 from the cashier’s office at a Rochester, New York, GEM. Asked how he got into the store and past the buzzer-entrance, a store official said he "may have used a stolen or lost card to enter. [10] The end for GEM came soon after. Officials announced plans ...
The Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals are a series of exhibition halls at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. The halls opened on June 12, 2021, as a complete redesign of their predecessors, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Gems and Minerals and Morgan Memorial Hall ...
"I think living in New York City is such a privilege of having access to so much history and culture, that not taking advantage of it, kind of feels like a disservice to yourself," Jane August ...
Shelves on 1st floor. The Strand is a family-owned business with more than 230 employees. [5] Many notable New York City artists have worked at the store, including rock musicians of the 1970s: Patti Smith – who claimed not to have liked the experience because it "wasn't very friendly" [6] – and Tom Verlaine, [7] who was fond of the discount book carts sitting outside the store. [8]
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!