I appreciate the insight into a completely different type of work and environment from anything that I have come across. Thanks.
Andy
Andy Nold, post: 376430, member: 7 wrote: Thanks for the pics. That first picture sure was a funny looking breakfast burrito (morning staple for field work in West Texas). Did you get it at the convenience store or a mom & pop shop like Garcia's? I go back and forth between lingua or barbacoa.
Andy maybe out in the wide open spaces one can load their digestive system with their fill of frijoles for breakfast but in the close confines of NYC you chance running the risk of a potential embarrassing social situation .
Looks like a traditional breakfast fare.
Fresh bagel or hard roll egg sandwich with a large coffee. Maybe an egg whites only to watch the cholesterol and/or avoid the egg yolk drips on the shirt. ; )
Similar to a lot of the surveying type around me. Probably because I'm about 20 min north of the city (city=Manhattan for all non NYers, the Bronx, Queens etc doesn't count when someone from Westchester says the word city)
I have never done any work down there but I know a lot of poo poo is being thrown around between surveyors right now due to the whole 'new' city maps they are pushing to be used for block location vs the historic locations held by a few companies.
Scott Zelenak, post: 376437, member: 327 wrote: Moe, which block 27?
Got to love a city that has multiple blocks with the same numbers.
Heck, we got 5 block 29s...
Example of borough survey ties to buildings.
now i that i see the larger extents, the block 27 that is to the adjacent to block 25. there was only one block 27 visible in the original post
Robert Hill, post: 376476, member: 378 wrote: Andy maybe out in the wide open spaces one can load their digestive system with their fill of frijoles for breakfast but in the close confines of NYC you chance running the risk of a potential embarrassing social situation.
Well, that is a traditional breakfast in my neck of the country. 😉 And, the primary constituent is usually huevos con carne, (eggs with meat, not fart paste).
Andy Nold, post: 376550, member: 7 wrote: Well, that is a traditional breakfast in my neck of the country. 😉 And, the primary constituent is usually huevos con carne, (eggs with meat, not fart paste).
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If you go across the river but probably very prevalent in NYC too, one can get a Taylor Ham & egg on bagel, bialy or roll. All fresh baked daily. You can add the cheese etc. see pic
You may want to google Taylor Ham (It's a Joisey thing")
But if you walk the streets you can get food from any country on the planet (maybe other planets too) from A-Z in little del- like places or street vendors. Here a link to a Mex place looks a little pricey.
Breakfast burrito are probably available almost everywhere in the City
http://www.tehuitzingo.net/ShowMenu.tpl
Robert Hill, post: 376570, member: 378 wrote:
But if you walk the streets you can get food from any country on the planet (maybe other planets too) from A-Z in
Chicken Fried steak with White Gravy??? Fried Okra?? Fried bologna, eggs 'n gravy???
I remember a Surveyor' Cook Book...maybe it is time to republish with PHOTOS? Wendell... Are you thinkin' outside the box (of TV Dinners)???
This is the thread I was looking at in Best Buy while test driving W10 on a Surface Book. These photos are amazing. Thanks Scott. I still wear my tee shirt with pride here in central Indiana.
A couple of weeks ago I pulled out and wore one of my two "special" tee shirts that came via Scott. One has never been worn and probably never will be. I'll let my heirs figure out what to do with it someday.
Still wear the shirt at times.
Black tee is hard to wear here except for the few mild winter months or as formal evening tee attire. : )
Great pictures Scott!
Here is some more historical information that I found in the area. You probably already have it in some form, but it looks like some people are seeing benchmark markings that they haven't seen before, so I will share a bit more info:
This page has information for your brass bolt benchmark, as well as a supplemental on the same building:
https://flic.kr/p/J8522D&apos ;">
And data sheet for Battery area. "notes" are explained in the first few images I posted. I'd be curious to know if these elevations match what you have for their values:
And similar in nature to your sidewalk plaque, here is a similar find I had in the northern Bronx. It is probably similar to yours before the bricks were laid:
https://flic.kr/p/J1zPSH&apos ;">
kjypls, post: 376954, member: 9749 wrote: Great pictures Scott!
Here is some more historical information that I found in the area. You probably already have it in some form, but it looks like some people are seeing benchmark markings that they haven't seen before...
https://flic.kr/p/J1zPSH&apos ;">
Thanks for the post.
If you dig deep at the website POB Magazine archives, you may find an article on Datums of NYC that Scott Z wrote for the magazine years back.
Datums of NYC is a topic of great interest to me. Thanks for the heads up on his article, I have not seen it before. I will hunt it down later!
kjypls, post: 377016, member: 9749 wrote: Datums of NYC is a topic of great interest to me. Thanks for the heads up on his article, I have not seen it before. I will hunt it down later!
I found a thread here at surveyconnect from 4 years ago about Datums of NYC where I provided a link to the article. It a slow load but it seems to work
So digging is done. article is from 2001.
http://www.pobonline.com/articles/89732-web-exclusive-the-xs-and-ys-of-the-big-apple