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New York Wrap Up

April 17, 2013 by Cece

It’s my last night here in New York City, and the time has flown. This experience in New York was an amazing start to this trip, but there’s 13 more states to go and there’s a lot left to see and experience.

For those of you that do not know, the Lincoln Highway is not very long in New York (around a mile). It starts in Times Square and heads West on 42nd street. Because it’s such a narrow strip and there’s much to see  in that short distance, I walked this strip of the road so I could get some better pictures.

Here’s some photo highlights of my walk:

View of one side of Times Square from the 22nd floor.
This is just one part of the Lincoln Highway display that  Jerry Peppers (New York State director) has. Look at the business card-you may recognize it from somewhere! :)
This is me sitting at Jerry’s Desk-you can see Times Square behind me.
Fun with the Naked Cowboy-a famous and long standing performer in Times Square.
New York Director Jerry Peppers poses with the post that will eventually mark the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway. For those of you who have seen “A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway”, this is the same poster he used for that documentary.
Here’s me with the Eastern Terminus Sign.
This Lamp Post on 42nd Street marks the start of the Lincoln Highway.
Here’s a great photo of Jerry and I. A big thank you to him for all of his support on this tour so far. He’s a great guy, and if you are in the area and want to learn about the Lincoln, definitely reach out to him!
Jerry was nice enough to give me this turn-by-turn guide to drive the Lincoln in both New York and New Jersey. Where GPS fails, paper succeeds.
Right off 42nd Street and along the Lincoln, the New Amsterdam Theatre was an important theatre in this country during the 20’s and 30’s.
Love this old sign for the Lincoln Tunnel (modern detour for the highway, originally ferries shuttled cars back and forth on 42nd Street).
View from Pier 83, the pier that originally shuttled the cars from New York to New Jersey 100 years ago. Today the pier has boats that do sightseeing tours.
Found this place dating back to 1909 within a block of the Lincoln Highway. Empire coffee and Tea has great stuff-go check then out!
Found this building along 42nd Street that looks like it could be from a century ago. It was dwarfed by all of the new high rise buildings surrounding it.
I took dozens of pictures in Times Square, but this one at dusk was one of the best pictures. It was amazing to watch the square change from day to night.

I’ll be heading to Princeton, NJ tomorrow, and plan to take more photos as I go along the way.  Stay tuned for more updates, and keep spreading the word!

Filed Under: Lincoln Highway, New York Tagged With: American Songline, Cece Otto, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Highway Association, Manhattan, New York City, Times Square

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  1. Jamie Ralston says

    April 18, 2013 at 5:26 am

    Wonderful post and great pictures! Glad to see you’re off to such a good start. :)

    • Cece says

      April 19, 2013 at 11:22 am

      Thanks Jamie!! Looking forward to seeing you very soon and doing our joint blog post-it should be fun!

  2. Al Cappella says

    April 18, 2013 at 8:37 am

    Thanks Cece – great pictures of the “City”. Learned some things that I didn’t know and I grew up 15 blocks from Times Square, Al

    • Cece says

      April 19, 2013 at 11:22 am

      Wow Al! If you even learned something about NYC-I must be doing something right. :) Have a good weekend!

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