Places Edited by Gerard Nolan

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

Where the Monitor was launched and ushered in the age of the "ironclads."

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

If you were standing here on October 5th, 1950, you'd be dead.

Where Greenpoint's first European settler—and troublemaker—made his home.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

An eccentric park and pool.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.

Built as a home for the Union Porcelain magnate in 1867, now the Greenpoint Reformed Church and home to a ceramic mystery.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.