Where The Sidewalk Ends

New York Slave Revolt ► Throwback Thursday

We have to go all the way back to 1712, before this country was even a country, for this week’s Throwback Thursday. At the time New York City was merely a small town, in a province of Britain, on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean. The crown colony known as New York (as opposed to old York, of course) was much larger than the current state. It included “all of the present U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware ...

Modern Day Colonialism and Trolleygate

To paraphrase Rene Margritte: This is not a trolly At a lunch meeting yesterday with a Miami developer (who wishes to remain anonymous) I mentioned how my next blog post on ...

Through The Gates Of Trolleygate

On Oak Avenue looking south towards Frow Avenue. Yesterday I popped over to the construction site for the Coral Gables diesel bus maintenance garage, which is being foisted upon the residents ...

Judge Not ► Chapter One ► Here Come The Judge

I want you! To buy my conspiracy theories! Welcome to the inaugural post of a brand new series for the Aunty Em Ericann Blog. Judge Not is a weekly series appearing ...

Unpacking Coconut Grove ► Part Nine ► Good Neighbours and Bad Neighbours

A recent article in the South Miami News caught my attention. The headline reads “Neighbors hope buyer can be found to preserve historic Milledge House.” The story concerns a house ...

Unpacking Coconut Grove ► Part 4.1 ► A Photo Essay

The room on the second floor in which the (alleged) illegal demolition was taking place. Another angle, showing the 2nd floor front room and the former upper porch, now an interior room. A quick visit to ...

Unpacking Coconut Grove ► Part Four ► Open Houses and Broken Laws

The meeting place Is there illegal work going on inside the E.W.F. Stirrup House? I certainly think so. Get comfortable and read on. This is a long one, friends. It was Friday ...

Unpacking My Detroit ► Part 5.1 ► The 1943 Riot

Late last month I wrote about Detroit’s three major riots, one of them being the 1943 Riot. I am currently reading an amazing book that adds a bit more context ...

Unpacking Coconut Grove ► Part 2.2 ► The Neighbourhood Around The E.W.F. Stirrup House

The open gate with the condo complex in the distance. On a visit to Charles Avenue yesterday the gate was open on the E.W.F. Stirrup property, so I walked right in. ...

Unpacking Coconut Grove ► Part 2.1 ► Today in The Grove

I love Google alerts. While not everything below belongs to Miami’s Coconut Grove, most of it does. And, what’s there has all the appearance of bling in the Florida sun: ...