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Pink Thing of the Day: Pink Randy’s Donut Signage

Pink Randy's Donuts Sign
Famous Los Angeles Landmark, Randy’s Donuts, Photoshoped Pink (Image Source)

Today’s Pink Thing is a Big Pink Donut in honor of National Donut (or Doughnut) Day. Find out where to get your free Donut on June 1st only at This Link!

The Brooklyn TV & Movie Sites Tour!


Manhattan Bridge (All Photos By Anne Raso)

The borough of Brooklyn, New York may be located just across a bridge from Manhattan, but that doesn’t mean most Manhattanites necessarily know much about what Brooklyn has to offer. Movie and TV production companies know all about Brooklyn, however, especially when it comes to scouting locations that can substitute on film for New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC and, well, sometimes they just want the place to look like they are filming in Brooklyn.
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The Birth of Joey Ramone Place

On This Date, November 30th In 2003: The corner of Bowery and Second Street in New York City was renamed Joey Ramone Place in honor of the singer of The Ramones who passed away from cancer on April 15th in 2001. The sign is one of the most popular landmarks in NYC for “souvenir seekers,” shall we say. To dissuade those who are light fingered, the sign has been moved to 20 feet above ground level.

Led Zeppelin Gets Physical

Physical Graffiti Tenements

On This Date, March 22nd in 1975: Led Zeppelin’s double album Physical Graffiti reached the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first of six weeks, giving the group its fourth number one album. The album was released one month earlier,on February 24th. The apartment building photographed for the albums’ iconic cover still stands at 96-98 St. Marks Place (East 8th Street) in NYC’s East Village.

Physical Graffiti Tenements

Houses of the Holy: 96-98 St. Marks Place (Photographed By Me on July 30th, 2017)