if New York can die so can London

[shakahislop]

@Leo this is a great relic of the old internet, a kind of sort of map made in idk 2008 or something and that no-one has updated since, which was trying to map everything that came before it. stuck in time like wikitravel. if you click around it covers all of downtown

East Broadway: New York Songlines

An illustrated virtual walking tour of Manhattan's East Broadway, with landmarks, history and trivia, shops, bars and restaurants. Includes Chinatown and the Lower East Side.

www.nysonglines.com

 

[kid charlemagne]

ive stayed in the wealthiest part of london
ive stayed in the wealthiest part of nyc
i'd like to hear from those who can say the opposite

 

[wild greens]

 

[Mr. Tea]

ive stayed in the wealthiest part of london
ive stayed in the wealthiest part of nyc
i'd like to hear from those who can say the opposite

I'm pretty sure the room I rented in a somewhat run-down house in Bow while I was still studying after running out of funding was one of the unwealthiest parts of London for a bit.

 

[luka]

where did you live in new york dumbo

 

[linebaugh]

ive stayed in the wealthiest part of london
ive stayed in the wealthiest part of nyc
i'd like to hear from those who can say the opposite

@woops litterally lived in the sewers of london for a little bit. @version can link you to the thread

 

[linebaugh]

@luka is a panhandler outside the globe theater

 

[luka]

@woops litterally lived in the sewers of london for a little bit. @version can link you to the thread

exploits of woops while homeless

this thread will be a brief account of some of the stuff i got up to while homeless in london in 2014.

www.dissensus.com

 

[Mr. Tea]

@luka is a panhandler outside the globe theater

Better than being a manhandler down the 'dilly.

Although probably less lucrative.

 

[linebaugh]

Idk why people are laughing at that that is litterally what luke does, unless ive confused the term

 

[luka]

yes its true thats literally my profession. but i also work for the major fashion houses.

 

[version]

but i also work for the major fashion houses.

The mind behind the Balenciaga nonce campaign.

 

[version]

Club USA - Dazzling Photos From 1990s Glitziest NYC Club

Club USA's candle blazed brightly from both ends during its brief but spectacular two-year reign.

patch.com

 

[version]

The slide's crazy. Apparently it ran from the VIP area to the dancefloor and celebrities would come flying down it.

 

[version]

Read a few articles about the guy who ran that club and several others - Tunnel, Palladium, Limelight - and turns out he was run out of town by Giuliani and has spent the last twenty years or so trying to claw back his fortune after losing it all to legal fees and being deported to Canada.

Peter Gatien Is the King of Clubs Forever

The New York nightlife pioneer of the 80s and 90s talks to Mel Ottenberg about the halcyon days of clubbing and why he hates Rudy Giuliani.

www.interviewmagazine.com

 

[kid charlemagne]

i went to the globe theater multiple times, and walked by it several times. we crossed paths.