08
Apr
As far as we know, no great triumphs or tragedies took place here. But it was a place where people led their lives, where they raised children. And it’s nice to have little fragments reminding you of people who were here before.
That’s homeowner John Woods, who lives in an old house on City Island that held relics of the different people who lived there over time. With so many old apartments and houses in NYC, residents often stumble upon old treasures, some useful or worth money, others not as much. I live in a house that’s over 100 years old and years ago we found old newspapers stuffed in our basement ceiling. I suddenly viewed my house a time machine and belonging to many other people in the past. It that trite movie-way, I suddenly felt connected to all who slept under it’s roof.
-KH
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