Sunday, May 25, 2014

Tours celebrate local history

From New York Shitty:

Some might recall that not terribly long ago I was contacted by a very nice fellow named Geoff. He is not only a Greenpoint resident and school teacher (!), but he calls north Brooklyn history his hobby and to this end he has a web site and is publishing a book. Upon his applying for and receiving a tour guide license, Geoff was kind enough to invite me on a tour! I had a wonderful time and learned a lot.

Darn, that's a cute old pink house setback from the street! I hope it doesn't meet the wrecking ball...

Brownstoner Queens mentioned that our esteemed Queens Borough Historian also has a busy summer tour schedule.

Interestingly, he does not appear to hold a Sightseeing Guide license.

7 comments:

Mike Francesa said...

Think a classic Brooklyn Brownstone was bulldozed to put up that pink house? Will that pink house meet the wrecking ball so a synagogue/asian church can go up there?

Anonymous said...

That house predates Brooklyn brownstones,

Anonymous said...

Wait a minute. Eichenbaum does for-profit tours and doesn't have a tour guide license? Isn't that a violation? And he was picked as Queens Borough Historian regardless?

Anonymous said...

Yea, everyone knows it ...

and of the 5 borough historians guess who speaks the least about solid history and neighborhood preservation?

His sthick (and the reason he got the job over a host of more qualified candidates) is that he talks like a broken record the party line: the borough is little more than a construction site for vibrant diversity.

Anonymous said...

Is the "borough historian" a ceremonial position, or does Eichenbaum get paid for it?

Anonymous said...

it is just about the only position n the Green Book that has no pay.

Anonymous said...

Eichenbaum's politically inspired selections for that contest last yar on historic sites around the city as the reason that Queens did so poorly - not that the public don't care about their communities, its just they are always given a plate of crap to eat and they just would rather pass.