at least there's one painted above the door...
Posted on 09/13/2011 6:35:17 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
at least there's one painted above the door...
And in fairness correctly painted higher than the Irish Tricolour and to the right.
Protocol that is frequently forgotten by many Irish-Americans who sadly sometimes seem to wish to emphasize the “Irish” bit more than the “American” part of the equation.
Boy, the way Glenn Miller played. Songs that made the Hit Parade.
Guys like us, we had it made. Those were the days.
Didn’t need no welfare state. Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great. Those were the days.
And you know who you were then. Girls were girls and men were men.
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
People seemed to be content. Fifty dollars paid the rent.
Freaks were in a circus tent. Those were the days.
Take a little Sunday spin, go to watch the Dodgers win.
Have yourself a dandy day that cost you under a fin.
Hair was short and skirts were long. Kate Smith really sold a song.
I don’t know just what went wrong. Those Were The Days.
Actually strike that, on reading further I see that in fact when the US flag is displayed flat against a wall (as this is) “the union should be uppermost and to the flag’s own right, that is, to the observer’s left”. So actually the Irish flag is being given prominence here, however
“When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.”
So MacSorleys have managed to disrespect both flags at the same time. Do you want to let them know or should I?
you better do it... i doubt i'll be in NYC in the next ten years
Corn syrup still hadn't entered the food system at that time.
Though a good photo shop would likely be able to digitize that stuff as a service, using more purpose designed equipment that doesn't need to be hand fed.
1965
Watts riots.
Ted Kennedy's third world immigration legislation passed.
Great Society programs passed.
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You're right buccaneer - I remember the ‘other’ American - the one where we didn't have to lock our doors at night... where kids were educated, not indoctrinated - and life was more fun.
1965
Watts riots.
Ted Kennedy's third world immigration legislation passed.
Great Society programs passed.
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You're right buccaneer - I remember the ‘other’ American - the one where we didn't have to lock our doors at night... where kids were educated, not indoctrinated - and life was more fun.
It hung on where I grew up until the mid ‘70s. By 1980, the old America was gone.
Don’t forget that right near that bar, is Cooper square and Cooper union college, the building which the man himself Abe Lincoln gave his Cooper Union Address in the basement-on February 27, 1860 opposing the spread of Slavery that his opponent DEMOCRAT Stephen A Douglas SUPPORTED. I cry everytime I read this speech, I mean my God, this was a man raised in the wilderness! And the genius! I get so angry how Democrats have succeeded so much in distorting history. Tell a black kid in his teens that Abe Lincoln was a Republican and chances are 99 out of 100 he won’t believe you. It’s disgusting what our schools have become.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/cooper.htm
If you want to talk about something that hasn’t changed, that building hasn’t changed an atom since 1859. The most I can tell is they added a water tower but that’s about it.
thx... i did not know that 
It's one of those rare buildings in NYC that has never been touched other than upkeep and repairs.
Post here for comparison.....
The speech Lincoln gave in this building started the ball rolling for ending slavery and getting him into the WH.
That modern photo you posted though is a back view. The "Black gate" you see in the 1888 photo surrounding the park is still there.
Like I said before: The only difference seems to be they added a water tower.
beautiful building
And that is just the men.
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