The East Village

I had run out of ancestral homes to visit, so I decided to go see Charlie Parker's residence, at 151 Avenue B in the East Village, right on Tompkins Square Park.   Here it is:

The East Village, another gentrified neighborhood in New York, has gone through a number of transitions in the last 100 years.   It is fascinating to walk through, mostly because it has a lot of architecture of contrasting styles.   Right around the corner from Charlie Parker's house, I found this French Country Chateau:

It's actually a public school.

Now we are in Germany:

A bit of Art Deco ornamentation:

And the remnants of graffiti:

I had a snack at the New York outpost of Vancouver's famous Japadog hot dog joint.