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On the City Pattern Project: Special Eskimo Sunset Edition1 comment

The Gay Recluse wrote 1 week ago: In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with Japanese maples. Hey there, Eskimo Sun … more →

Tags: capitalism, The Gay Recluse, communism, the summer garden, Eskimo Sunset, Acer pseudoplatanus, Japanese Maple, Sycamore

On the City Pattern Project: Special Bricks-and-Moss Edition!1 comment

The Gay Recluse wrote 1 month ago: In which The Gay Recluse explores a longstanding obsession with moss-covered brick. Bricks, it see … more →

Tags: longing, The Gay Recluse, Architecture, Weather, ruins, the summer garden, winter, bricks, spring

On the City Pattern Project: Fort Lauderdale Is Not Without Charms2 comments

The Gay Recluse wrote 1 month ago: In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with manhole covers. Recently we were supris … more →

Tags: Infrastructure, The Gay Recluse, landscape, Architecture, Fort Lauderdale, Manhole Covers

On the City Pattern Project: Diner Tiles Just Pretty Cool

The Gay Recluse wrote 1 month ago: In which The Jane Austen Watch checks in with The Gay Recluse. So we’re always hassling our c … more →

Tags: capitalism, The Gay Recluse, Architecture, communism, The Jane Austen Watch, Queens, Diners, tiles, Just Pretty Cool

On the City Pattern Project: More Manhole Cover Awesomeness from Sugar Hill

The Gay Recluse wrote 1 month ago: In which The Gay Recluse is Manhattan Born. Location: Edgecomb Avenue and we forget exactly. When … more →

Tags: Decay, Gay, The Gay Recluse, Architecture, communism, Manhattan, Sugar Hill, Manhole Covers

On the City Pattern Project: Best Manhole Cover Ever Spotted in Sugar Hill?4 comments

The Gay Recluse wrote 1 month ago: In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with manhole covers. Location: Edgecomb Aven … more →

Tags: Washington Heights, capitalism, Infrastructure, Decay, The Gay Recluse, landscape, Photography, andy warhol, drugs

On the City Pattern Project: More Subway Awesomeness in the Ruins of Civilization1 comment

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse sees remnants of craft in the morning commute. This is where we stand eve … more →

Tags: Architecture, capitalism, communism, Photography, Subway, The Gay Recluse, Washington Heights, 163rd Street, Art Deco

On the City Pattern Project: Washington Heights Lobbies Will Blow Your Mind On or Off Drugs4 comments

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse is blown away by grand, tessellated spaces. On Friday we went apartment hu … more →

Tags: Washington Heights, The Gay Recluse, Architecture, apartment palaces, mosaics, foyers, Landmarks

On the City Pattern Project: Manhole Cover Edition

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with MHCs (”manhole covers”). Loc … more →

Tags: Washington Heights, capitalism, Infrastructure, The Gay Recluse, New York City, communism, andy warhol, Manhole Covers, Time Capsules

On the City Pattern Project: The Infinite Wall of Gold at the 34th Street Subway Station2 comments

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse finds a silver lining. We’ve already written about our bad karma at t … more →

Tags: Architecture, capitalism, communism, dissonance, gentrification, New York City, Subway, The Gay Recluse, 34th Street

On the City Pattern Project: Special Guest Manhole Cover Edition

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Vermonter, a former New Yorker who has retired to the rural life, checks in with The Ga … more →

Tags: capitalism, Infrastructure, The Gay Recluse, landscape, Architecture, communism, Photography, The Vermonter, manholes

On the City Pattern Project: Special Berlin Geothe 87 Edition

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse stays in a swank hotel in Berlin. One good thing about going to Berlin for … more →

Tags: Travel, The Gay Recluse, Photography, Wallpaper, Berlin, Hotel, Geothe 87, damask, stencil

On the City Pattern Project: Special Berlin Sidewalk Builder's Edition!

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse dreams of a new career. Ever since we visited Prague a few years ago we hav … more →

Tags: Architecture, landscape, Photography, The Gay Recluse, Travel, Berlin, Career Counseling, pavers, Prague

On the City Pattern Project: Special Berlin Manhole Cover Edition

The Gay Recluse wrote 2 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with manhole covers. Here’s something y … more →

Tags: capitalism, communism, The Gay Recluse, Travel, Berlin, Manhole Covers, Germany, guidebooks

On the City Pattern Project: May 21 (Special Berlin Edition)3 comments

The Gay Recluse wrote 3 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse becomes obsessed with orange tiles. We recently spent some time in Berlin a … more →

Tags: capitalism, Infrastructure, Subway, The Gay Recluse, Architecture, communism, Berlin, Orange Tiles, icc

On The City Pattern Project: Special Ferns Edition

The Gay Recluse wrote 3 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse loves ferns. Sometimes it seems that ferns are seriously underrated. Whic … more →

Tags: The Gay Recluse, landscape, Stereotypes, The Spring Garden, Problems, Fern's, Lawns, birches

On the City Pattern Project: May 5, 2008

The Gay Recluse wrote 3 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse thinks about taking a seat. Time/Location: Recently, around 34th Street. W … more →

Tags: The Gay Recluse, Architecture, New York City, Photography, Manhattan, Park Bench, 34th Street, sitting still

On the City Pattern Project: May 5, 2008

The Gay Recluse wrote 3 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse is entranced by the lowly marigold. Time/Location: Sunday afternoon at the … more →

Tags: dissonance, Photography, Retail, Stereotypes, The Gay Recluse, The Spring Garden, Marigold, green valley, Westchester

On the City Pattern Project: May 3, 2008

The Gay Recluse wrote 3 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse is small. Time/Location of Pictures: 35th Street between Madison and Fifth … more →

Tags: Memory, Obsession, The Gay Recluse, gentrification, Architecture, New York City, Search, Photography, midtown


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