I am going to try Lakruana someday. Nice description of the place. Love the motorhome and the big house behind it. Too bad about the beer industry and failed new brewing company. Thanks for a great post.
Brilliant photos and history. When I first visited Staten Island, I spent the whole day walking around the island without a map (my favourite way of exploring is by getting lost). It was already dark when I stumbled upon Bayley Seton Hospital and mis-identified it as the infamous Willowbrook State (the 'real' Arkham’s Asylum). Got me scared enough to check my location on Google maps :)
Thanks! The hospital definitely has a creepy vibe though if I stumbled upon what I thought was Willowbrook State in the middle of the night I wouldn't have stopped to check my map..
Thanks for reading! It is 100% still worth it! I still want to try the other Sri Lankan places, but the bar has been set high.
I think if Urby had been built in a Mayan Revival style it would have taken off. I also think the more intense the utility wire situation, the more interesting the neighborhood
I am going to try Lakruana someday. Nice description of the place. Love the motorhome and the big house behind it. Too bad about the beer industry and failed new brewing company. Thanks for a great post.
Top ten reason to visit Staten Island.
Brilliant photos and history. When I first visited Staten Island, I spent the whole day walking around the island without a map (my favourite way of exploring is by getting lost). It was already dark when I stumbled upon Bayley Seton Hospital and mis-identified it as the infamous Willowbrook State (the 'real' Arkham’s Asylum). Got me scared enough to check my location on Google maps :)
Thanks! The hospital definitely has a creepy vibe though if I stumbled upon what I thought was Willowbrook State in the middle of the night I wouldn't have stopped to check my map..
It's the College of STaten Island (CUNY) now, in the Willowbrook section of Staten Island, about a 20 minute bus ride from the ferry
OMG Lakruana! I haven’t been there since before the pandemic but I’m sure that at $20.99 it’s still a great deal.
Loved the details about Urby and also that your photos captured the area’s super intense utility wire action. What’s up with that?
Also: “Semi-abandoned asylums in a Mayan Revival Style? Forget it.” I know the feeling!!!
Thanks for reading! It is 100% still worth it! I still want to try the other Sri Lankan places, but the bar has been set high.
I think if Urby had been built in a Mayan Revival style it would have taken off. I also think the more intense the utility wire situation, the more interesting the neighborhood