In 1891, 250 acres were set aside for a New York Botanical Garden out of the 640 acres acquired for the Bronx Park around 1888. Nathaniel and Elizabeth Britton Lord, whose ideas inspired the park and conservatory, were influenced when … Continue reading
On the right is the second Parker Hotel built by J.Y. Parker. The building in the middle of the photo (on the northeast corner) was at one time the W.H. Wilson Store. To the right of the Wilson store was … Continue reading
This card was sent by my grandparents Mort and Jennie Austin to Ell Austin, Mort’s brother.
I have a vast, immense, large, big, great, massive, colossal, prodigious, gigantic, gargantuan, mammoth, monumental; giant, towering, elephantine, mountainous, monstrous…(you get the idea) amount of information collected for book 2. Included in my collection is an assortment of postcards, mostly … Continue reading
1918 Card sent to McKinley Austin. Courtesy of M.B. Austin. 1920s card sent to Ell Austin from his granddaughter Dot. Courtesy of Kathy T. 1925 Postcard. Courtesy of Kathy T.
This card was sent to Aida Austin’s sister Maria Austin.
