tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post2503118805897677266..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Some BeesJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-11154689748526741162010-09-12T19:05:49.489-04:002010-09-12T19:05:49.489-04:00comment #2-please do more posts like this. we need...comment #2-please do more posts like this. we need something positive & nice about new york. the fact that the bees are still there made my day.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81518487321056974962010-09-11T00:38:12.099-04:002010-09-11T00:38:12.099-04:00My thought or something got in the way here, Shelt...My thought or something got in the way here, Shelter Island was where "Paragon" was built, out between the "fork" of eastern Long Island.George Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167669826031076860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-2549566167671354762010-09-10T17:11:34.028-04:002010-09-10T17:11:34.028-04:00There's another one, on the facade of what was...There's another one, on the facade of what was the city's oldest bank located at 23th Street + Park Avenue South (can't remember the name just now)....chris flashhttp://shadowpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-22417083879399393312010-09-10T17:04:39.298-04:002010-09-10T17:04:39.298-04:00I guess you know that the beautiful beehive clock ...I guess you know that the beautiful beehive clock at the Bank for Savings is currently covered by scaffolding. I hope that it's just for some building repair and that it doesn't affect the clock itself.Joe Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-28517629881118491142010-09-10T16:43:08.454-04:002010-09-10T16:43:08.454-04:00Napoleon's chief symbol was bees. Look where t...Napoleon's chief symbol was bees. Look where that got him...HippieChicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78832764232994072302010-09-10T15:36:07.365-04:002010-09-10T15:36:07.365-04:00When Napoleon was crowned Emperor, he wore a cloak...When Napoleon was crowned Emperor, he wore a cloak with over 200 gold and jeweled bees on it I saw the other day. The "Paragon" by the way, built in the Lord Shipyard on Staten Island, outran his blockade of Liverpool, England when he was a General. Hear how he's buried in a LaFite cemetery in Lousiana? P. Jefferson'w wife related by marriage, arranged to have him smuggled to the New World. Sick, died off the Yucatan. Not sure if the cemetery survived Katrina. From: Times-Picayune, 1979.George Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167669826031076860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-72135331192652109632010-09-10T12:43:24.899-04:002010-09-10T12:43:24.899-04:00this was a great post. hope the luxury building ke...this was a great post. hope the luxury building keeps the bee hive. thanks jeremiah.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-43990955009262558972010-09-10T11:54:19.026-04:002010-09-10T11:54:19.026-04:00I love the little bees. Hardworkers and make such ...I love the little bees. Hardworkers and make such a good product--honey.Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2@wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-13409299355886502922010-09-10T10:39:35.957-04:002010-09-10T10:39:35.957-04:00Bees have often been used throughout history as he...Bees have often been used throughout history as heraldic emblems, most notably by Pope Urban VIII, as evidenced in much of the art and architecture produced during his reign. I wonder if the bees around NYC you observe are indicative at all of the craftsmen or firms that produced them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-77164033619389533822010-09-10T08:40:29.654-04:002010-09-10T08:40:29.654-04:00I believe the Williamsburg Savings Bank lobby has ...I believe the Williamsburg Savings Bank lobby has a recurring bee/hive theme as well. The interior of that building is hysterical with detail. (also a luxury condo)ShatteredMonoclenoreply@blogger.com