I was walking on St. Mark's Place in the East Village recently, and this tenement window with the red curtain took me right back to this neighborhood in the '60s. Back then, even the poorest of my friends could afford to live here—though most of them had no actual furniture (except for the requisite mattress on the floor). These days, the monthly rent for a place like this is closer to $2,000 than $200. [Today is Ruby Tuesday. To see more, go here.] |
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Ruby Tuesday
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East Village,
gentrification,
Ruby Tuesday,
St. Mark's Place
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Nice! Happy tuesday wishes :)
ReplyDeleteI too think than a mattress, and good company, should be enough, but furniture would be welcomed too :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the wonderful shades of red in this photo!
ReplyDeletebeautiful RED curtains :-) Dropping by from last weeks RT2
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