Comments on: Where & When 2019-20: Game 3

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:37:59 +0000

81 games for German. That’s lengthy, even with counting last year’s nine regular season and nine post season games. I’m fine with it as it seems there was evidence. I hope he learns not to be an asshole.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:51:24 +0000

[5] The Year was 1893; before the outer boroughs became an official part of Greater New York and New York County consisted of both Manhattan and The Bronx. I can only imagine that at the turn of the century, combining the boroughs into one great city was considered highly progressive; naturally a lot of the older gentry in those boroughs were against it and complained to the bitter end. Even now you get a sense of independence from long-term and legacy residents in Brooklyn, which at one point was the fourth-most populated municipality in the US.

Win goes to RI for finding the answer quickly and rbj gets a brownie for bonus info as well. Happy New Year everyone; well, as happy as we can be as we just lost another Yankee legend, but he did have good luck in the moment of a lifetime, so let’s cherish that lore. See you in the next game!

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:09:30 +0000

Don Larsen has passed away at age 90. Children for many generations who play ball in their yards or on a diamond somewhere in town have dreamed of doing what he did, and he didn't even know he did it until after the game. World Series MVP of 1956 and eventually part of a trade that brought in another player who would have an iconic moment kids would dream about for years. There's a lot more, but you'll have to read the book >;)

By: RIYank

RIYank — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:21:21 +0000

[4] Good points, but:
They look like they’re all just standing there, and
those could be electricity — unless you can definitely id them as telephone?

By: rbj

rbj — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:14:56 +0000

[2] Ah, “historic new york city train stations” didn’t bring it up. Iridetheharlemline dot com has more info. Torn down in 1964.

Hmmm, no one is caught moving, so short exposure time. Lots of phone lines. I’m gonna guess early 1920s.

By: rbj

rbj — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:56:12 +0000

Happy New Year.

This one’s a stumper.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:56:41 +0000

Googling “Bronx train stations” paid off.
It’s the old 138th St “Mott Haven” neighborhood station, built in 1886 and later raised (and then I guess eventually razed!).

But I don’t have a narrower range for the date here. Hmmmmmm.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:40:38 +0000

Oh wow, that looks incredibly familiar.
Like, there are bells ringing in the back of my mind.

There isn’t a lot to work with. Hm, there are no cars in the picture, but clearly there’s a crossing for… cars… unless…

????