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the actors studio
from james dean, sidney lumet, steve mcqueen and many more posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
The non-profit Actors Studio in Manhattan is where thespians have been studying method acting, pioneered by studio director Lee Strasberg, for over sixty years. It is currently located at 432 West 44th Street in a converted church. Just a few actors who have been members of the studio include Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Gene Hackman and Paul Newman.
view full location details...the gas station
from gg allin posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Nihilistic punk rocker GG Allin had been claiming he would kill himself on stage for several years, but that didn't happen at his last show on June 27, 1993 at a club called the Gas Station formerly located here in what used to be a gas station in New York. The power went out or was shut off after just two songs, and GG, who was notorious for performing naked and cutting himself, roamed the streets around the club covered in blood and grime surrounded by his fans. He eventually ended up in the apartment of someone named Johnny Puke who lived nearby on Avenue B, and he died of a heroin overdose early the next morning.
the engineer’s club (former)
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
On the exterior of the Bryant Park Place building, there is a commemorative plaque for the former location of The Engineer's Club. Nikola Tesla was a member of this club, and is mentioned in the same line as Thomas Edison, Charles Lindbergh, and H.H. Westinghouse.
It was in the Engineers Club that Tesla had the formal dinner reception preceding the ceremony where he received the Edison Medal on May 18, 1917. It must have been quite ironic for Tesla to be given an award named for a man who had lied to and cheated him...
nikola tesla corner
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
On February 26, 1994, the corner of W 40th St and 6th Ave (Avenue of the Americas) in NYC was dedicated as Nikola Tesla Corner. Tesla lived in Manhattan for sixty years, and operated several labs in the area while making his wonderful machines.
view full location details...tesla’s radio lab
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
Tesla lived at this location, the former Gerlach Hotel (later renamed The Radio Wave Bulding), and completed a number of his radio experiments here. A commemorative plaque was placed on the exterior in 1977 to honor his work.
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