I think that was more of a concept than a reality! It's funny just to picture some dumb tourists ambling down a wobbly gangplank 1400 feet above the city. But in the early days of aviation, people were evidently taking the concept seriously.
Posted on 12/28/2014 9:57:26 AM PST by SamAdams76
I like the Museum of Science and industry in Chicago but unfortunately some idiot built a city around it.
I seldom go north of the flatiron neighborhood any time of year. I work around there. :-)
Our family was in NYC this week also - surprised we didn’t run into you :)
Loved the Macy’s and Saks windows (Macy’s is also an amazing store worth shopping in - if they don’t have what you want, they will send you to someone who will), Times Sq still better than in the ‘70s, forgot what a zero MOMA is except for Starry Night.
To those who downplay Manhattan, it’s ‘Murica. Yeah, it’s got everything wrong with the US these days, but it also is a wonderful monument to everything that used to be noble and great, and might be again if we could ever get rid of the dishrags and axehandles currently running things. My only complaint was the lack of Watney’s Red Barrel :)
Merry Christmas to you, Mr. Adams (though I prefer Dogfish Head), and to all Freepers!
How about if there are naked pictures of someone else's wife already on the camera?
I think that was more of a concept than a reality! It's funny just to picture some dumb tourists ambling down a wobbly gangplank 1400 feet above the city. But in the early days of aviation, people were evidently taking the concept seriously.
Many if not most people choose a vacation destination based upon climate, natural beauty and the opportunity to relax. Manhattan represents none of those things. I enjoy going there myself, but relaxing it’s not. Three to five days max and I’ve got to get out, I start to understand why people are so pushy and rude. Yes there are cultural attractions, shopping, restaurants and fascinating architecture. People watching without compare, from the lowest low to the heights of fashion. But, to me that’s a long weekend, not a vacation by any stretch.
The Flatiron is one of my favorites although it doesn’t have a view - too short, I guess. That’s a good area for shopping.
I work in the NY life building. I love working in there and in that neighborhood. Midtown was the worst.
At least I was able to talk them out of the Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty tour.
We’re in the process of giving up our tiny apartment on 25th & 2nd Avenue. Just a short walk to Chelsea and all the great stores!
***we were in culminated in “airport style” metal detectors,***
If you will remember, this is because quite a few years ago some MOSLEM yelled allah akbar and opened fire on visitors on the observation deck.
Moslems ruin everything they get near.
I was there a few years ago. Museums which once were free you now have to pay for. This is to keep the vagrants out.
The Twin Towers memorial, and all others now have heavy security due to the moslems and various rifraf.
Still had a great time!
Unless required by work, I do NOT travel to New York City. Nothing there I want to see and WAY to many people.
It’s called the MetLife building these days. But I will always refer to it as the PanAm building.
If you can afford private transportation and a good hotel in a good area, it’s awesome for a long weekend. The energy, the food, the best that the world has to offer, right there, mostly within walking distance. Expensive though. I’d hate to try to do it on a shoestring. Better have friends there, imho.
Second best view of Neu Yuk Sh*ty is from 25,000’ in CAVU conditions.
Best view is at night from a friend’s porch. Said porch was located in a super small community perched on the side of the Palisades just south of the GW Bridge.
Hint: ‘Tis still Neu Yuk Sh*ty - breath shallow, their Libtardism is in the very air.
I went two years ago with a friend in the middle of the week and ignored all street vendors and got in after about an hour wait. Not too bad. Two years is a long time and maybe a lot has changed. But I think the main thing is try to go off-peak. Anyway, my condolences on your travails. I hate all forms of tourist-fleecing, and it sounds like you suffered a double-barreled blast of it.
I don’t know if I would EVER go to NYC(or even NY at all), but if I do, I’ll never go to the Empire State Building.
I wouldn’t want to give that state any revenue. I would also include California and a few others on such a list. They can support themselves.
My Father took the family to New York right after XMAS in 1968. Took in all the sites including the Empire State building and it was nothing to get up there to see that.
Went by NBC and took the tour and that was when Johnny Carson was still in New York.
Took one those Greyline Bus tours of the city and our bus broke down in Harlem. Had to take the subway to get out of there and back downtown. Man what an adventure, my dad, mom and us three kids.
Dad even got us tickets to a Broadway show, “Fiddler on the Roof” and it was great. What a trip. By the way that was the year the garbage strike was on.
I see the Clinton/Warren debates have already started.
Moslems ruin everything they get near.
Yup.
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