tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post1973732523203227942..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Jefferson Market BooksJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89895198503677459162013-02-01T14:06:46.294-05:002013-02-01T14:06:46.294-05:00Beautiful. Motherlode. Beautiful. Motherlode. Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-71850021221547175352013-01-31T17:19:39.102-05:002013-01-31T17:19:39.102-05:00Back in the very late 80s, I bought a copy of &qu...Back in the very late 80s, I bought a copy of "New York Unexpurgated" from some guy at Astor Place with his wares displayed on a blanket. Still have it. It is a roar. An incredible glance of New York in the 60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-62575250533812807392013-01-30T21:40:56.148-05:002013-01-30T21:40:56.148-05:00Oh, I don't feel superior reading paper books....Oh, I don't feel superior reading paper books. It's those laptop wielding smug me generation that makes me feel like I'm the dread of society. This library, or the library, is a place where I can feel human. And hoping that you're right about the sight and smell of books being the water to the witch to the yunnies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59816789834533422282013-01-29T18:16:00.621-05:002013-01-29T18:16:00.621-05:00they go there w/a lap top?? do they want coffee to...they go there w/a lap top?? do they want coffee too? @least they have good taste, & like to sit there. lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-44713334738572873352013-01-29T17:42:09.623-05:002013-01-29T17:42:09.623-05:00Thanks so much for this post - what great reading!...Thanks so much for this post - what great reading!onemorefoldedsunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995652957356064546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-7136117397207913542013-01-29T14:21:08.665-05:002013-01-29T14:21:08.665-05:00no fear. yunnies hate the smell of books. it remin...no fear. yunnies hate the smell of books. it reminds them of their own denied mortality. <br /><br />however, everyone down in that basement is looking at either laptops or newspapers. no one reads the books. so you can go and feel very superior, as i have, when you actually open the books.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21539175292485016392013-01-29T14:15:28.888-05:002013-01-29T14:15:28.888-05:00No, no, no. Now you've let the yunnies,and hip...No, no, no. Now you've let the yunnies,and hipsters know this place and now they'll be parking their assess there with their ipads and macs whilst they wait for mommy and daddy's check to arrive without even appreciating that library. Just another thing for them to consume and be entitled to. Great piece, though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-66363475102174204202013-01-29T14:11:49.971-05:002013-01-29T14:11:49.971-05:00i'm assuming it's for real--because i thin...i'm assuming it's for real--because i think it's cool, too.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54293599242352828732013-01-29T14:00:02.603-05:002013-01-29T14:00:02.603-05:00How cool is that -- the Jefferson Market branch fo...How cool is that -- the Jefferson Market branch follows "Vanishing New York!" (That post was for real, right? Had to ask.)BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4533431298273590332013-01-29T13:22:26.313-05:002013-01-29T13:22:26.313-05:00ayloct 164"Psychologists agree that the Bower...ayloct 164"Psychologists agree that the Bowery men need a place where an effortless going to hell is the accepted way of life." Ha, me, too!<br /><br />I've never been to the JL basement, but definitely want to check it out now. Fantastic!Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75357993691444763872013-01-29T12:45:50.412-05:002013-01-29T12:45:50.412-05:00thank you, Jefferson Market Library, for maintaini...thank you, Jefferson Market Library, for maintaining and making this collection available. it's been a great resource, and source of pleasure, over the years. Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-41180443714951097852013-01-29T12:38:32.571-05:002013-01-29T12:38:32.571-05:00Thank you so much for recognizing this amazing col...Thank you so much for recognizing this amazing collection! We love your blog posts! Jefferson Market Librarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-91615774585506021512013-01-29T12:26:08.449-05:002013-01-29T12:26:08.449-05:00as usual, i want to know the new place. where can ...as usual, i want to know the new place. where can we find this kind eccentric glamour? either NYC is over, & theres a hidden secret? what a far cry from sports bars, dormatories, & internet coffee places. maybe we were born too soon. lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83364477692934105342013-01-29T12:23:16.272-05:002013-01-29T12:23:16.272-05:00Fantastic. There are quite a few copies of NY Unex...Fantastic. There are quite a few copies of NY Unexpurgated on sale at Amazon for less than ten dollars. Perhaps not the best way to buy it, but it's there if you want to take a look.Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344682282425428557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-85524695765805430002013-01-29T11:40:11.026-05:002013-01-29T11:40:11.026-05:00Another book that should be looked into is Edward ...Another book that should be looked into is Edward Field's The Villagers, it was at Jefferson Library at one time, don't know about now. And he still lives near by to the library, even had readings therein. Some years ago he won the Lambda Literary Award, as did I some years later, but who remembers us now, hardly anyone.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/The-Villagers-Edward-Field/dp/1891305220/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1359476904&sr=8-6&keywords=edward+field-villageMykola ( Mick) Dementiukhttp://www.mykoladementiuk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-64088123000455258532013-01-29T11:15:16.025-05:002013-01-29T11:15:16.025-05:00Absolutely one of the best posts ever. I would hav...Absolutely one of the best posts ever. I would have never known this library contained such treasures. I plan on spending all day there on Thursday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56904925890344321312013-01-29T11:03:21.211-05:002013-01-29T11:03:21.211-05:00what would Petronius write about today? not many p...what would Petronius write about today? not many places left to find corpses and eye patches, etc.<br /><br />"pure Jeremiah," i like that. no additives or preservatives.<br /><br />Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49786536359130447342013-01-29T08:46:06.845-05:002013-01-29T08:46:06.845-05:00What an incomparable find - how I wish I'd exp...What an incomparable find - how I wish I'd explored this during my years in NYC! I hunger for books like these, ecstatic when I have the good fortune to stumble upon them... even more of a treasure when they are about the City's wonderful social history. These books are fearlessly outspoken, an all-too rare quality nowadays...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89489813710326870072013-01-29T08:45:26.762-05:002013-01-29T08:45:26.762-05:00The "New York Unexpurgated" book is incr...The "New York Unexpurgated" book is incredible. You mentioned some of the categories. Others include "The best places to find a corpse" (doorways along the Bowery in late afternoons) ... and where to buy an eye-patch after midnight. EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-27178251898644723462013-01-29T07:50:28.691-05:002013-01-29T07:50:28.691-05:00Delicious. And melancholy. Pure Jeremiah. Thank yo...Delicious. And melancholy. Pure Jeremiah. Thank you!marjoriehttp://www.marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.com