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Charleston, as any place in the world, has had its fair share of marginalized people striving for greater rights, both in the past and present day. One former resident of this home at 56 Society Street caused quite a stir with events that would transpire in their personal life.
Gordon Langley Hall, a self-described effeminate man, was raised in England and moved to America in the 1950s. After settling in New York City, Hall served as the society editor for the Port Chester Daily Item. Hall soon met Isabel Whitney, an aging artist who gave occasional shows around town and lived in a 40-room mansion at 12 W 10th Street in New York City’s Greenwich Village. After becoming fast friends, Hall moved into the servants quarters of the house and eventually began an intimate relationship with Whitney. Whitney and Hall purchased the Society Street home in Charleston in 1962 but unfortunately, Whitney died two weeks later and left Hall with the house, as well as $2 million.
Hall moved to Charleston and started restoring the home as part of the Historic Charleston Foundation’s Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project. The house originally belonged to Dr. Joseph Johnson, one time president of the Medical University of South Carolina, intendant of Charleston from 1825-1826, and author of “Traditions and Reminiscences, Chiefly of the American Revolution in the South.” By 1968, things would start to shift for Hall socially.
Hall described being born as intersex and wrongly assigned male at birth. A sex change operation was performed at John Hopkins University in 1968 and Gordon Langley Hall became Dawn Pepita Langley Hall. There are some conflicting reports of this as some interviews Dawn states that the procedure was merely a small correction and other reports state that it was a full operation. Regardless, the change was allegedly not well regarded socially in Charleston and Dawn began to be ignored. Causing more of a stir the following year, Dawn married John-Paul Simmons, a young black man. Their marriage was the first legal interracial marriage in South Carolina. In 1971, Dawn gave birth to a daughter, though of course, given the history, people speculated whose child it actually was. John-Paul has said in interviews that it was his daughter from another relationship, Dawn denied that rumor. Dawn was an author and even penned an autobiography entitled “Dawn: A Charleston Legend”.
Dawn caused quite a stir anywhere she went and her name was largely published in tabloids, though not in Charleston where her name hardly ever graced a paper. After a violent rape by an intruder, which left Dawn with a broken arm, the family relocated to Upstate New York. Dawn and John-Paul divorced in 1982 and she moved in with her daughter for several years in Hudson, New York. Dawn, her daughter Natasha, and her three-grandchildren, moved back to Charleston and in 1995 served as an extra in the miniseries North and South. Dawn suffered with Parkinson’s Disease and died in September of 2000 at her daughter’s home in Charleston.
The home also served as the inspiration for Edward Hopper’s Charleston Doorway, and was once the residence of celebrated author, Josephine Humphreys.
King Model Houses
Renaissance Revival Row Houses (1891–93)
Architect: Bruce Price and Clarence S. Luce
253–59 W. 138th St.
Strivers Row
Harlem, New York
In 1890, builder and real estate developer David H. King Jr. (1849–1916) purchased land along 138th and 139th streets in Harlem on which he would construct his King Model Houses. King had recently constructed the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty and would soon build the Washington Memorial Arch in Washington Square Park. Describing his housing project for the middle class, King declared, “the homes of New Yorkers [should] be sunny, tasteful, convenient, and commodious even if their occupants are not millionaires.”
To vary the look of each block, King hired three different architectural firms to construct 146 row houses and three apartment buildings. Unusual for New York, King included service alleys behind the rows of houses as well as cross alleys to break the monotony of the house fronts.
The architects retained by King were prominent in their day. James Brown Lord (1858–1902), who designed the houses on the south side of 138th St., also designed the old Delmonico’s Restaurant (1891) at Beaver and Williams streets in the Financial District and the Appellate Court on Madison Square (1902). Bruce Price (1845–1903) and Clarence S. Luce (1852–1924) designed the houses on the north side of 138th St and the south side of 139th St. Price would later design the Chateau Frontenac Hotel (1893) in Quebec City. The most famous architect associated with the project was Stanford White (1853–1906), who designed the houses on the north side of 139th St. White designed the Villard Houses (1884) on Madison Ave., the Cable Building at Broadway and Houston St. (1892), and the Washington Memorial Arch (1895).
Construction commenced in 1891, and the houses were completed in time for the Depression of 1893. The unexpected economic downturn led to only nine houses being sold by 1895. The mortgagee, the Equitable Life Assurance Co., took over the properties, selling thirty-one additional houses by 1905. The unsold houses were rented out.
From the 1890s to the 1910s, white middle-class professional and business people occupied the King Model Houses. Typically, five to ten people lived in each house with one or two servants. Acknowledging the changing demographics of the neighborhood, Equitable sold its remaining properties to black middle- class buyers in 1919 and 1920.
In the 1920s, most houses were occupied by a single family. Some eventually took in lodgers to defray costs, especially in the 1930s. By the 1930s, the two blocks had been dubbed “Strivers’ Row”. Originally meant as a insult, the name was embraced by residents in recognition of the fact that those who lived here were striving to better themselves. Today, the houses on these blocks are among the most desirable in Harlem.
No. 257 was home to Harry Pace (1884–1943) from 1921 until 1925. He founded Pace-Handy music publishers and Black Swan Records (1921–22). Their offices were at 289 Seventh Ave. nearby. Pace later owned the largest black-owned business in the north: Northeastern Life Insurance of Newark, N.J.
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI13-5149
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Silas Strivings
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
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Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.26372
Call Number: LC-B2- 4521-8
Actor Lee Byung-hun APSA(Asia Pacific Screen Awards)
June 3, 2014
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2014-06-03
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Seven Army Reserve Soldiers from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) joined hundreds of helping hands in reviving Orlando’s Colonialtown North Community Garden Jan. 27, 2017.
Directed by Green Works Orlando in conjunction with the National Football League’s Environmental Program, the community project attracted scores of volunteers to don gloves, pick up rakes and carry bags of mulch.
“I love volunteering,” said Sgt. Jonathan M. Bell, human resources noncommissioned officer, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 143d ESC. “I’m proud to see that so many of my fellow Orlando residents feel the same way.”
Bell, an Orlando native, and his battle buddies wasted no time getting their hands and uniforms dirty as they joined Annunciation Catholic Academy students, University of Central Florida athletes and Verizon Wireless employees in bringing the garden back to its former, greener glory.
“Colonialtown North Community Garden is one of the oldest of its kind in Orlando,” said Ian Jurgense, sustainability project manager for Green Works Orlando.” Thanks to our new partnership with the NFL and our close connections with community leaders, we can enhance the garden’s life sustaining qualities with fresh soil and vegetable plants while protecting its natural beauty with new fences, garden beds, and weed mats.”
“This is just one of the many community projects the NFL is sponsoring throughout Central Florida as we prepare to host the first ever Pro Bowl to take place in Orlando, added Susan Groh, associate director for the NFL Environmental Program.” “For the last 25 years, the NFL has strived to lighten its environmental impact by recycling material, planting trees and feeding the hungry. We hope our efforts here today inspires others to pay it forward and find ways to improve their neighborhoods.”
The project began in earnest with opening remarks by Patty Sheehan, Orlando City commissioner, District 4.
“I thank the Army Reserve Soldiers for their support,” said Sheehan. “They volunteered to serve our country and, like all volunteers, they will get back everything they give by ten-fold. Today, let’s follow their example as we enrich our lives by giving back to our community.”
As soon as Sheehan stepped away from the podium, the NFL further demonstrated its commitment to ensure Orlando lived up to its “The City Beautiful” nickname when legendary quarterback Mark Brunell and running back Warrick Dunn addressed the diverse crowd.
“We are all here to support a worthy cause and save our environment,” said Brunell, whose 19-season career included throwing touchdown passes for the Green Bay Packers (1993-1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995-2003), Washington Redskins (2004-2007), New Orleans Saints (2008-2009) and New York Jets (2010-2011). “The NFL’s best players have converged on Orlando not just to play a game. They and their families are working with local communities and the people who support our love for football to make this city a better place to live, work and play.”
Brunell also encouraged the younger volunteers to pursue their life-long goals and cherish the value of teamwork.
“My [childhood] dream was to play as quarterback for the NFL,” said Brunell. “As I grew older, I realized that, no matter how hard I worked, I would never fulfill that dream without the help from good people around me. Remember, success in life is never just about you. It’s about helping others so that you, too, may achieve your dream.”
Army Sgt. Maj. Marcus F. Alfred, S-4 (logistics) sergeant major, 641st Regional Sustainment Group, 143d ESC, shared Brunell’s sentiment.
“The children out here today are our future,” said Alfred, a native of Kissimmee, Fla. “By seeing Soldiers and professional athletes work with them, they will respect us even more.”
Bell also took Brunell’s words to heart by bringing his daughter to the event.
“I wanted her to experience first-hand what it means to give back,” said Bell as he drilled nails to connect a wooden, rectangular frame that would serve as a garden bed for tomato plants. “Brunell, Dunn, and the other volunteers here understand that we must depend on one another achieve our goals.”
As the Soldiers laid the last garden bed into place and raked the final pile of topsoil, Alfred and Brunell reflected on the values their respective organizations share.
"The fact that the NFL invited us to help promote a stronger community shows how far the Army Reserve has come,” said Alfred. “We’re both here to teach, coach and mentor. It doesn’t matter if we planted one or 100 trees as long as we planted them together.”
“I hope everyone here has a greater understanding of the sacrifices our service members,” said Brunell. “The NFL and the military understand the value of teamwork and the importance of fulfilling your specific role. Neither the best players nor finest Soldiers can succeed without first helping their teammates become successful … The only difference is that one group plays a game, while the other plays for life-or-death.”
Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
King Model Houses
Renaissance Revival Row Houses (1891–93)
Architect: Stanford White for McKim, Mead & White
203–07 W. 139th St.
Strivers Row
Harlem, New York
In 1890, builder and real estate developer David H. King Jr. (1849–1916) purchased land along 138th and 139th streets in Harlem on which he would construct his King Model Houses. King had recently constructed the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty and would soon build the Washington Memorial Arch in Washington Square Park. Describing his housing project for the middle class, King declared, “the homes of New Yorkers [should] be sunny, tasteful, convenient, and commodious even if their occupants are not millionaires.”
To vary the look of each block, King hired three different architectural firms to construct 146 row houses and three apartment buildings. Unusual for New York, King included service alleys behind the rows of houses as well as cross alleys to break the monotony of the house fronts.
The architects retained by King were prominent in their day. James Brown Lord (1858–1902), who designed the houses on the south side of 138th St., also designed the old Delmonico’s Restaurant (1891) at Beaver and Williams streets in the Financial District and the Appellate Court on Madison Square (1902). Bruce Price (1845–1903) and Clarence S. Luce (1852–1924) designed the houses on the north side of 138th St and the south side of 139th St. Price would later design the Chateau Frontenac Hotel (1893) in Quebec City. The most famous architect associated with the project was Stanford White (1853–1906), who designed the houses on the north side of 139th St. White designed the Villard Houses (1884) on Madison Ave., the Cable Building at Broadway and Houston St. (1892), and the Washington Memorial Arch (1895).
Construction commenced in 1891, and the houses were completed in time for the Depression of 1893. The unexpected economic downturn led to only nine houses being sold by 1895. The mortgagee, the Equitable Life Assurance Co., took over the properties, selling thirty-one additional houses by 1905. The unsold houses were rented out.
From the 1890s to the 1910s, white middle-class professional and business people occupied the King Model Houses. Typically, five to ten people lived in each house with one or two servants. Acknowledging the changing demographics of the neighborhood, Equitable sold its remaining properties to black middle- class buyers in 1919 and 1920.
In the 1920s, most houses were occupied by a single family. Some eventually took in lodgers to defray costs, especially in the 1930s. By the 1930s, the two blocks had been dubbed “Strivers’ Row”. Originally meant as a insult, the name was embraced by residents in recognition of the fact that those who lived here were striving to better themselves. Today, the houses on these blocks are among the most desirable in Harlem..
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI13-5152
The Jay Heritage Center is known for its educational programs including "Striving for Freedom" where students participate in an interactive theater presentation performed by a professional cast followed by a discussion period. Set in 1813, the play examines the lives of two sisters, Clarinda and Mary, both born at the Rye farm, believed to be the children of enslaved parents owned by John Jay's father. The two sisters were separated, with Clarinda sent to Bedford and Mary staying behind in Rye with John Jay's brother Peter; both were later freed and reunited. The program includes tours of the site-orientation exhibit, the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House, and grounds. Teachers receive pre- and post-visit materials and students examine primary source documents.
Pictured here are the two actresses at the 1907 Van Norden Carriage House recreating the reunion of the sisters. Behind them hangs a reproduction of "The Locusts" the farmhouse in Rye where John Jay grew up as a boy. It is on this site that enslaved people were also emancipated.
Archives show that Caesar, another man enslaved by the Jay family, owned successively by John Jay, then Peter Augustus Jay and Peter Jay, John Jay's brother, was eventually freed on May 28th,1824 but continued in service for the Jays in Rye. Caesar was given a lifetime stipend in Peter Augustus Jay's will in 1843 and lived in Rye with the Jays intil his death in 1847. He was buried on the Jay family's Rye property in a Christian ceremony likely near where his ancestors were buried.
John Jay was the first President of the NY Manumission Society advancing emancipation as early as 1785. His son Peter Augustus Jay also served as President of the NY Manumission Society.
"A respectable number of Citizens having formed themselves into a Society for promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and protecting such of them as have been or may be liberated, the following Extracts from their Proceedings, are published for the information of the Public."
"The benevolent Creator and Father of men, having given to them all an equal right to life, liberty, and property, no Sovereign power on earth can justly deprive them of either; but in conformity to impartial government and laws to which they have expressly or tacitly consented."
"It is our duty, therefore, both as free Citizens and Christians, not only to regard with compassion, the injustice done to those among us who are held as slaves; but to endeavor, by lawful ways and means, to enable them to share equally with us in that civil and religious Liberty, with which an indulgent providence has blessed these states, and to which these our brethren are, by nature, as much entitled to as ourselves." (From the American Mercury, 1785, reporting on an article in the Hudson Gazette, JHC Archives)
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I wasn't striving for flattering, but more for artsy and interesting. That is a good thing. He He.
I took a flashlight into a dark room and held it up under my face some. Held my camera at arm's length and snapped the shot. It came out very grainy. I adjusted it in my photo program (ArcSoft 5.5) and then added a blinds technique. I touched up some of the light spots from the flashlight and left some other spots. It turned out kind of spooky, and making me look old, but I liked the effect. We can't always smile, I guess.
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With each and every post, we strive here at Creative Tempest to bring you only the best artists from around the world. This post comes to you from the deep-southern state of Alabama, with our artists being professional photographers Vania and Christine. Vania and Christine are two best-friends who decided to take their style and creativity to the next level and meld them into Simply Bloom Photography. Perhaps their secret weapon lies in their “unique, aesthetic vision” which is “founded by our European nationalities, German and Italian, which are reflected in our elite photographic style: German minimalism blended with Italian femininity.” They have been featured in many popular wedding magazines such as Atlanta Brides, Southern Weddings, Unveiled, The Knot, and Southern Bride. We’re happy to post such talent and vision here on Creative Tempest and hope you will share the same appreciation for their great artwork that we do
Challenge #17: Make a picture that strives to demonstrate empathy for a subject you may not have necessarily felt a sense of emotional connection to before.
— Zun Lee
I recently read the book "A Street Cat Named Bob". The true story of a recovering heroin addict called James Bowen living in London. He'd managed to get off the streets and into sheltered accommodation, then a stray cat comes into his life and changes it forever. James and Bob the cat busk in Covent Garden and sell the Big Issue magazine to get by. I previously had no idea how Big Issue magazine sellers worked and how this actually helped the homeless. My opinion has changed radically by reading the book, but it's not for me to explain why. I recommend you read it too and find out for yourself.
The photograph is of local Big Issue seller Carl. He can often be found selling the weekly magazine in Lincoln near Barclay's Bank. Like James Bowen, he's man trying hard to turn his life around.
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King Model Houses
Renaissance Revival Row Houses (1891–93)
Archiect: Bruce Price and Clarence S. Luce
255–57 W. 138th St.
Strivers Row
Harlem, New York
In 1890, builder and real estate developer David H. King Jr. (1849–1916) purchased land along 138th and 139th streets in Harlem on which he would construct his King Model Houses. King had recently constructed the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty and would soon build the Washington Memorial Arch in Washington Square Park. Describing his housing project for the middle class, King declared, “the homes of New Yorkers [should] be sunny, tasteful, convenient, and commodious even if their occupants are not millionaires.”
To vary the look of each block, King hired three different architectural firms to construct 146 row houses and three apartment buildings. Unusual for New York, King included service alleys behind the rows of houses as well as cross alleys to break the monotony of the house fronts.
The architects retained by King were prominent in their day. James Brown Lord (1858–1902), who designed the houses on the south side of 138th St., also designed the old Delmonico’s Restaurant (1891) at Beaver and Williams streets in the Financial District and the Appellate Court on Madison Square (1902). Bruce Price (1845–1903) and Clarence S. Luce (1852–1924) designed the houses on the north side of 138th St and the south side of 139th St. Price would later design the Chateau Frontenac Hotel (1893) in Quebec City. The most famous architect associated with the project was Stanford White (1853–1906), who designed the houses on the north side of 139th St. White designed the Villard Houses (1884) on Madison Ave., the Cable Building at Broadway and Houston St. (1892), and the Washington Memorial Arch (1895).
Construction commenced in 1891, and the houses were completed in time for the Depression of 1893. The unexpected economic downturn led to only nine houses being sold by 1895. The mortgagee, the Equitable Life Assurance Co., took over the properties, selling thirty-one additional houses by 1905. The unsold houses were rented out.
From the 1890s to the 1910s, white middle-class professional and business people occupied the King Model Houses. Typically, five to ten people lived in each house with one or two servants. Acknowledging the changing demographics of the neighborhood, Equitable sold its remaining properties to black middle- class buyers in 1919 and 1920.
In the 1920s, most houses were occupied by a single family. Some eventually took in lodgers to defray costs, especially in the 1930s. By the 1930s, the two blocks had been dubbed “Strivers’ Row”. Originally meant as a insult, the name was embraced by residents in recognition of the fact that those who lived here were striving to better themselves. Today, the houses on these blocks are among the most desirable in Harlem.
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI06-8083
Its hard to "Bee" successful but I do value the time spent with my family today at a local Nature Reserve in some more glorious sunshine!
Be the best you can be!
Embodying the vibrant QZ Man lifestyle, this dynamic look is designed to accentuate the masculine lines of your body.
For ease of movement, good fit and comfort select your T-shirt from a cornucopia of colour.
for a living.
A boatman exhausted from trying to get the boat into the water from the shore.
Taken at Sirajganj on a visit to my site where i have to design a museum! A few more visits to this place and i think I'll have thoughts of settling down over there. The people are that nice and the surrounding the river front that beautiful. =]
The Postcard
A postally unused Valentine's Phototype postcard that was published and printed in Great Britain.
On the back of the card the publishers have printed:
'Let us all strive without
failing in faith or in duty'.
The quotation is from a speech by Winston Churchill that was broadcast by the BBC on the 14th. July 1940. The speech calls to arms men from every country to fight Nazism, and runs as follows:
'This is no war of chieftains or of princes,
of dynasties or national ambition; it is a war
of peoples and of causes.
There are vast numbers, not only in this
island but in every land, who will render
faithful service in this war but whose names
will never be known, whose deeds will never
be recorded.
This is a war of the Unknown Warriors; but
let all strive without failing in faith or in duty,
and the dark curse of Hitler will be lifted from
our age.'
Valentine also give some information about Cheapside:
'Cheapside - A typical London
street showing a steady stream
of traffic.
The church spire on the right is
that of Bow, of Bow Bells fame.
The home of the true London
Cockney.'
Cheapside
Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London, which forms part of the London to Fishguard road. It links St. Martin's Le Grand with Poultry.
Near its eastern end at Bank Junction, where it becomes Poultry, is Mansion House, the Bank of England, and Bank Station. To the west is St. Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's station and Square.
In the Middle Ages, it was known as Westcheap, as opposed to Eastcheap, another street in the City, near London Bridge.
The contemporary Cheapside is widely known as the location of a range of retail and food outlets and offices, as well as the City's only major shopping centre, One New Change.
Cheapside is a common English street name, meaning "market place", from Old English ceapan, "to buy." There was originally no connection to the modern meaning of cheap ("low price"), although by the 18th. century this association may have begun to be inferred.
Cheapside is the former site of one of the principal produce markets of London. Many of the streets feeding into the main thoroughfare are named after the produce that was once sold in those areas of the market, including Honey Lane, Milk Street, Bread Street and Poultry.
In medieval times, the royal processional route from the Tower of London to the Palace of Westminster included Cheapside. During state occasions such as the first entry of Margaret of France (second wife of King Edward I), into London in September 1299, the conduits of Cheapside flowed with wine.
During the reign of Edward III in the 14th. century, tournaments were held in adjacent fields. The dangers were, however, not limited to the participants: a wooden stand built to accommodate Queen Philippa and her companions collapsed during a tournament to celebrate the birth of the Black Prince in 1330. No one died, but the King was greatly displeased, and the stand's builders would have been put to death but for the Queen's intercession.
On the day preceding her coronation, in January 1559, Elizabeth I passed through a number of London streets in a pre-coronation procession and was entertained by a number of pageants, including one in Cheapside.
Meat was brought in to Cheapside from Smithfield market, just outside Newgate. After the great Church of St. Michael-le-Querne, the top end of the street broadened into a dual carriageway known as the Shambles (referring to an open-air slaughterhouse and meat market), with butcher shops on both sides and a dividing central area also containing butchers.
Further down, on the right, was Goldsmiths Row, an area of commodity dealers. From the 14th. century to the Great Fire, the eastern end of Cheapside was the location of the Great Conduit.
Cheapside Literary Connections
Geoffrey Chaucer grew up around Cheapside, and there are a scattering of references to the thoroughfare and its environs throughout his work. The first chapter of Peter Ackroyd's Brief Lives series on Chaucer also colourfully describes the street at that time.
Cheapside was the birthplace of John Milton and Robert Herrick. It was for a long time one of the most important streets in London. It is also the site of the 'Bow Bells', which played a part in the tale of Dick Whittington.
William Shakespeare used Cheapside as the setting for several bawdy scenes in Henry IV, Part I. A reference to it is also made in Henry VI, Part II, in a speech by the rebel Jack Cade:
"All the realm shall be in common; and
in Cheapside shall my palfrey go to grass".
Thomas Middleton's play A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (1613) both satirises and celebrates the citizens of the neighbourhood during the Renaissance, when the street hosted the city's goldsmiths.
William Wordsworth, in his 1797 poem The Reverie of Poor Susan, imagines a naturalistic Cheapside of past:
"And a river flows on through
the vale of Cheapside."
Jane Austen, in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, characterises Cheapside as a London neighbourhood
frowned upon by the landed elite:
"I think I have heard you say that their
uncle is an attorney in Meryton."
"Yes; and they have another, who lives
somewhere near Cheapside."
"That is capital," added her sister, and
they both laughed heartily.
"If they had uncles enough to fill all
Cheapside," cried Bingley, "it would not
make them one jot less agreeable."
"But it must very materially lessen their
chance of marrying men of any
consideration in the world," replied Darcy.
Charles Dickens Jr. wrote in his 1879 book Dickens's Dictionary of London:
"Cheapside remains now what it was five centuries
ago, the greatest thoroughfare in the City of London.
Other localities have had their day, have risen, become
fashionable, and have sunk into obscurity and neglect,
but Cheapside has maintained its place, and may boast
of being the busiest thoroughfare in the world, with the
sole exception perhaps of London-bridge."
Hugh Lofting's book Doctor Dolittle, published in 1951, names a quarrelsome London sparrow with a Cockney accent Cheapside. He lives most of the year in St. Edmund's left ear in St. Paul's Cathedral, and is invited to the African country of Fantippo to deliver mail to cities because the other birds are not able to navigate city streets.
Cheapside is also depicted in Rosemary Sutcliff's 1951 children's historical novel The Armourer's House, along with other parts of Tudor London.
In a more contemporary treatment, the Cheapside of the Middle Ages was referenced in a derogatory sense in the 2001 movie A Knight's Tale as being the poor, unhealthy and low-class birthplace and home of the unlikely hero.
Nineteenth century Cheapside is presented as the home of Mary "Jacky" Faber in Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer.
Additionally, Cheapside is depicted as a major setting in the bestselling novel by Maria McCann, As Meat Loves Salt, a historical feature set against the English Civil War.
William Gibson's mystery novel The Peripheral depicts a 22nd.-century Cheapside converted to a Victorian-era cosplay zone where only 19th. century costume is allowed.
Contemporary Cheapside
Cheapside today is a street of offices and retail outlets. It can no longer be described as "the busiest thoroughfare in the world," and although busy, is instead simply one of many routes connecting the East End and the City of London with the West End.
Cheapside was extensively damaged during The Blitz in late 1940 and particularly during the Second Great Fire of London. Much of the rebuilding following these raids occurred during the 1950's and 1960's, and included a number of unsympathetic contemporary attempts at recreating the centuries-old architecture that had been destroyed.
In recent years many of these buildings have themselves been demolished as a programme of regeneration takes place along Cheapside from Paternoster Square to Poultry.
Cheapside formed part of the marathon course of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The women's Olympic marathon took place on the 5th. August and the men's Olympic marathon took place on the 12th. August. The four Paralympic marathons were held on the 9th. September.
ISKME’s Teachers as Makers Academy stimulates teachers’ creation of Open Educational Resources (OER), freely available online learning materials, in a collaborative format that covers the basics of finding and evaluating OER; and leads teachers through the design and remix of new projects to share. We view teachers as makers of learning and strive to support innovation in their teaching by leading them through a dynamic two-day Academy that stretches their creativity in terms of how and what they teach. Started in 2009, the Academy has been offered in San Mateo, California, Detroit, Michigan, and Queens, New York in conjunction with ISKME’s Design Lab at Maker Faire.
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Yavoriv, Ukraine – U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine observe a Ukrainian Army live-fire exercise at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center Dec. 7. More than 220 New York Army National Guard soldiers are currently stationed in Ukraine helping mentor Ukrainian soldiers as they strive toward their goal of obtaining NATO interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)
Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa delivers remarks alongside Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Foreign Ministers Dinner at the Department of State on December 14, 2022. [State Department photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]
Day 310 of 365 (Wednesday) - Today has been one of those days for getting things done. Supermarket shopping, buying clothes for my son who hates trying things on, getting started on the Easter homework... With the busyness of the day the photo was in danger of being another thing that had to be "done". The light was fading and despite my daughter wanting to do some cutting out she immediately agreed to help me by heading outside, with the dregs of bubble mix and the hope for a good photo. Her generosity of spirit really struck me.
We hadn't managed any great bubble shots, but she asked if she could take some photos of me, and was so enthused at the results she achieved, and it was good fun being on the other side of the camera for a change! I wanted to have another try at getting a great bubble shot though and she happily obliged by swapping roles again. After a few unsuccessful blows she declared that I was better at blowing bubbles, and she was better at photography, which led to this smile, and my only shot of her not trying to blow bubbles. It reminds me of the fun, importance and value of swapping roles and of not trying so hard.
Designer: Zhang Biwu (张碧梧)
Ca. 1951
Strive hard to produce with mutual help and mutual love
Huzhu hu ai nuli shengchan (互助互爱努力生产)
Call nr.: PC-1951-010 (Private collection)
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I dreamt that I was dreaming, I was wired to a clock,
A'Tickled by the minute hand, tick tock tick tick tock,
I dream I'm on a train and it is making music,
I don't remember getting on clickity click clickity click,
I dreamt that I was very tall, I was bigger than King Kong,
I heard the bells the bells a'ringing a'ding dong ding dong,
I dreamed that I am sitting in the devil's company,
He gave a solemn promise fee fy foe fun for me,
I dreamt that I was chasing the monster out of me,
I caught him in the corner aha hee hee hee hee,
I dream I'm in a tunnel a'between here and now,
Scooby dooby a'where would you be bow wow wow wow,
I dream I'm at a crossroads no place left to go,
I look in each direction a'eenie a'meanie a'miny mo,
I dream that I am spying
It's you I'm looking at
A'There's a knocking at the window
A'Rat tat tat tat, a'rat tat tat
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Fisherman in Nagara River
On the upper and middle courses of the Nagara River located in Gifu Prefecture exist thriving inland fisheries which revolve around a species of Japanese sweetfish called “ayu” (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis). Despite flowing through urban and residential areas, the pristine Nagara River that runs through the site’s centre boasts an abundance of clear, high quality water, and is also considered one of Japan’s three clearest rivers. The people of the region receive the river’s bounty and in turn strive to conserve it for future generations.
Photo credit must be given. Photo courtesy of GIAHS Ayu of the Nagara River System. Editorial use only.
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Spc. Alejandra Herrera, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, runs on a treadmill during the VO2 Max competition, which determined the fittest Soldier on Fort Carson, March 6. Krys Bankard, health promotion technician, Fort Carson Army Wellness Center, monitors the test as Tony Heinz, wellness center project lead, controls the speed of the treadmill. (Photo by Cpl. William Smith)
King Model Houses
Renaissance Revival Row Houses (1891–93)
Archiect: Bruce Price and Clarence S. Luce
263–71 W. 138th St.
Strivers Row
Harlem, New York
In 1890, builder and real estate developer David H. King Jr. (1849–1916) purchased land along 138th and 139th streets in Harlem on which he would construct his King Model Houses. King had recently constructed the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty and would soon build the Washington Memorial Arch in Washington Square Park. Describing his housing project for the middle class, King declared, “the homes of New Yorkers [should] be sunny, tasteful, convenient, and commodious even if their occupants are not millionaires.”
To vary the look of each block, King hired three different architectural firms to construct 146 row houses and three apartment buildings. Unusual for New York, King included service alleys behind the rows of houses as well as cross alleys to break the monotony of the house fronts.
The architects retained by King were prominent in their day. James Brown Lord (1858–1902), who designed the houses on the south side of 138th St., also designed the old Delmonico’s Restaurant (1891) at Beaver and Williams streets in the Financial District and the Appellate Court on Madison Square (1902). Bruce Price (1845–1903) and Clarence S. Luce (1852–1924) designed the houses on the north side of 138th St and the south side of 139th St. Price would later design the Chateau Frontenac Hotel (1893) in Quebec City. The most famous architect associated with the project was Stanford White (1853–1906), who designed the houses on the north side of 139th St. White designed the Villard Houses (1884) on Madison Ave., the Cable Building at Broadway and Houston St. (1892), and the Washington Memorial Arch (1895).
Construction commenced in 1891, and the houses were completed in time for the Depression of 1893. The unexpected economic downturn led to only nine houses being sold by 1895. The mortgagee, the Equitable Life Assurance Co., took over the properties, selling thirty-one additional houses by 1905. The unsold houses were rented out.
From the 1890s to the 1910s, white middle-class professional and business people occupied the King Model Houses. Typically, five to ten people lived in each house with one or two servants. Acknowledging the changing demographics of the neighborhood, Equitable sold its remaining properties to black middle- class buyers in 1919 and 1920.
In the 1920s, most houses were occupied by a single family. Some eventually took in lodgers to defray costs, especially in the 1930s. By the 1930s, the two blocks had been dubbed “Strivers’ Row”. Originally meant as a insult, the name was embraced by residents in recognition of the fact that those who lived here were striving to better themselves. Today, the houses on these blocks are among the most desirable in Harlem.
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his video was made for people who Strive for something everyday of there life. But we as humans beings don't give thanks to are creator for the things he does in are life Seen and unseen. This video ask the question "What are you striving for in the Realm that we call Earth? Do you believe in heaven or hell? Do you worship Satan or Christ are Lord god, and Savior? Is there anything to the life? Question yourself after this video and ask yourself "What or Who I'm I Striving For?"