Monthly Archives: April 2017
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Curious about what Ji-hyun from Parson’s Flowers had said about the ratio of Chinese to Koreans had been 10 years ago, I went on Google Maps and compared the area around the business 10 years ago and now. As Ji-hyun had … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
McSorley’s Old Ale House being the first pub to open in New York City has been around for quite a while compared to most businesses, since 1854 to be more specific. It has been passed along multiple generation since its … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
In interviewing Lin Paik, the owner of The Millinery Shop in the East Village, I was struck less by the way that she has had to weather the changes in the neighborhood and more by the way that the neighborhood … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
In 1907, Joel Russ, a Jewish immigrant from Galicia, Poland, arrived in New York. He peddled schmaltz herring (Yiddish for herring caught just before spawning) for a living from a pushcart on Orchard Street. At the time, the Lower East Side was … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Khan’s Tutorial is tutoring center located on 73rd St in Jackson Heights. Jackson Heights is a hyper-diverse area, where immigrants from South and South East Asia, Latin America, and South America are landing. This diversity gives a business, like Khan’s … Continue reading
The Story of Koreatown
Researching BCD Tofu House’s history was rather difficult. There was only one article I stumbled upon from 2008 in the New York Times database that discussed the franchise’s extension to Manhattan and the kinds of food it serves. So, rather … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Using the investigate NYC website, I found out that between 1936 to 1941 and then again in the 1980s, the Department of Finance took a picture of every building and house in every one of the five boroughs. I was … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back: The Area of MJ88 and K.H. Chung’s Martial Arts Academy
I think the most interesting thought that I came across in my research was the talk about the prominence of ethnicity and language in businesses. I already know that many of the businesses on K.H. Chong’s Martial Arts Academy and … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Thyme Natural Market, formerly named Linda’s Organic Kitchen, is a health food and vitamin store that was established in 2010. The takeover occurred in 2009 when the owner of Linda’s Organic Kitchen left the business to her loyal customer/employee Nathalie … Continue reading
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Looking Forward,Looking Back:Koreatown’s History
The area now known as Koreatown today first began with a singular restaurant, Seoul House, which opened in 1972. It wasn’t until the opening of a few other restaurants as well as Koryo Books in 1980 that Koreatown really started … Continue reading
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