city: bronx
bronx zoo at yankee stadium
from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
The is the location of the second to last day of Banksy's BETTER OUT THAN IN. His graffitied leopard (or possibly a cheetah) was located on a wall near Yankee Stadium in the South Bronx.
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from fashion, ralph lauren posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Ralph Lifshitz was born on October 14, 1939, and grew up at this home in the Bronx in the 1950s (two blocks away from fashion designer Calvin Klein). After changing his name to Ralph Lauren at the age of 16, the fashion designer went on to found the Polo Ralph Lauren company.
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from fashion, calvin klein posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Fashion designer and business tycoon Calvin Klein grew up at this address in the Bronx in the 1950s, two blocks away from Ralph Lauren (then Ralph Lifshitz), even though the two never met at that time.
view full location details...“ghetto 4 life”
from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Banksy's Ghetto 4 Life piece in the South Bronx for BETTER OUT THAN IN was near the corner of 153rd Street and Elton Avenue.
view full location details...woodlawn cemetery
from herman melville posted in literature by pete_nice
On November 14, 1851, Moby-Dick was published for the first time in New York. The book was written by Herman Melville and was rooted in his own experiences in the US Navy and as a merchant marine in the South Seas.
Herman Melville died in 1891, and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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