Mysterious Isle #2

Last Week-end I once again took out my trusty pedal-cyckle, and headed north to the Townes of Astoria and Isle of Roosevelt, that not-so-distant-at-all neighbourhood of New Yorke. While it is so close, indeed very few have a reason to stop & ponder this small island. WHile the Underground has a stop there, and a cable-car (i.e. a Gondola) carries people high above the East River, this an Isle mostly known for her few inhabitants. It used to house the more unsavory folkes of the society: the insane and the lepers. This is literally still visible on the isle, as some romantic Gothique ruins still grace the southern tip. Otherwise the isle still is roughly half a hospital/elder-care neighbourhood. For about 30-40 years common folk has also lived around here, and currently the NY housing boom has resulted in more apartments to be built, and no wonder: the views are magnifique, and the area very quiet. There are few cars, as the only way in is over a small bridge from Queens-side (visible in one of the attached photographs). This was the bridge I also rode over. In the near future, I predict, this Isle will be as dence as her big sister, Manhattan.


The former Insane Asylum at the Souther tip. Moody,I'll say!!

It appears I have trouble sending the other Photograph through (damn pigeons acting all uppity again), so I shall try again later. For now, good night & Godspeed!

P-wick