tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post5909351679037362771..comments2024-03-28T09:54:05.932-07:00Comments on BIG OLD HOUSES: A Beginning, a Middle, and an End (1 of 3)John Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05062464473900774511noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-18945370255165952862012-02-14T13:40:16.107-08:002012-02-14T13:40:16.107-08:00I wish someone would do a piece on Colonnade row i...I wish someone would do a piece on Colonnade row in NYC. What an amazing place - so eerie and appears like something in ancient Rome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-17508305263067188142011-02-28T11:29:08.007-08:002011-02-28T11:29:08.007-08:00Next time NYU is out there angling for some furthe...Next time NYU is out there angling for some further encroachment on the Village or Washington Square, I wish the community or the city would extract this pound of flesh: Restore the balustrades at the Row on Washington Square North.<br /><br />I realize that the buildings have been ruined on the inside, but they would look so much better with facades that more closely resembled the original design.<br /><br />(As I recall, the balastrudes were orignally taken down early in the 20th century because the residents had some issue with snow removal. Surely that's no longer an issue -- at least practically.)The Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.com