Mystery in a NYC wall

[Dr. Shocker]

the uninitiated are always confused

 

[DavidVillaJr]

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that's a great couple of images Doc.


*whew* finally calmed down enough to type....

dv

 

[DOUGLAS]

very funny Jack

Perhaps it was made by Missing Foundation.

(Okay. Obscure reference only to be appreciated by New Yorkers who braved the Lower East Side before the takeover by yuppie scum.)

I wouldn't doubt MF, you can still find their mark all over the East village and beyond.

 

[Senator Jack]

I have to wonder about the new residents of EV/LES. They must think the MF logo some arcane symbol made by the ancients. Are there any COST/REVS graffito still around?

 

[be_lovely]

I have been watching the history channel on the Masons, and it IS interesting, supposedly, Washington, DC is designed by the Masons, with the pentagram and the rule & level, however, whatever the story, it is what it is, and the Masons are a distinct group of gentlemen who enjoy hanging out with each other and discussing current events. I have nothing but respect for them.

 

[Atomic Glee]

The Masons are OK by me - they built an awesome temple for themselves here in downtown Fort Worth:

 

[Quigley Brown]

Looks like a little house with a chimney.[huh]

 

[be_lovely]

Looks like a little house with a chimney.[huh]

nice visual.... its funny when one persons perspective can change the complete overlook on things....

 

[Story]

further ponderings on the Pearl St. mystery

Mystery on Pearl Street
Burkhard Bilger
The secrets of a nineteenth-century building.
The New Yorker, January 7, 2008
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/toc/2008/01/07/toc_20071231
(Article not online, but well worth reading)

 

[Rooster]

Well, it *is* one of their symbols, and they *did* build. As the girlfriend of a Mason, I can guarantee you that, at least at the "anyman" level, it's really not all that interesting.

Ah, the girlfriend of a Mason......He's feeding you full of misinformation as chicks ain't supposed to know all the cool secrets....It is just a club just for guys you know, no chicks allowed, cooties and all that.*yucky*

 

[nyx]

it was definately left by ancient astronauts

"Please land HERE."

It looked like an arrow to me at first too.

 

[Twitch]

It's sign language for the the rack used in the pool hall around the corner

 

[Julian]

Might be another building designed by insane, early 20th century architect and physician Ivo Shandor.

 

[Bassman]

I thought it was an arrow when I first glanced at it.

Yeah.
Maybe it means "This end up."?
-Guy

 

[Story]

Might be another building designed by insane, early 20th century architect and physician Ivo Shandor.

The architect was either an authentic whacko or a certified genius.

 

[David Conwill]

Well of course it was done by a mason - what else do you call a bricklayer?



What I think is funny is that in the brutalist world we live in, people are baffled by a little bit of old fashioned decoration. It's probably like finding a Queen Anne in the middle of a sea of vinyl siding.

-Dave

 

[Twitch]

"Well of course it was done by a mason - what else do you call a bricklayer?"lol lol lol
Beautiful the new guy plunged to the heart of the sillyness with one shot!!