Monday, June 28, 2010

Mystery Lot continues to fascinate

Been some more reader interest of late about the Mystery Lot... the long-vacant parcel of land between 13th Street and 14th Street just east of Third Avenue... Yesterday, a reader noted the presence of a man inside the lot — a man who wasn't whacking weeds, but merely taking it all in.... As the reader described it...."I saw a bearded gentleman enjoying the weather in there." Oh, yeah! See him below...



Meanwhile! Another reader wondered, "It could be a pretty sweet spot for a community garden, though I realize a glass windowed high rise is more realistic."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That lot is the definition of blight. It's been vacant for at least 3 years, and a dead body was dumped in it at some point in time. There's also a red building across the street (I'm not sure of the address)that has been boarded up with rat poison signs and no activity for at least 3 years. Dear N.Y. State: please eminent domain these parcels and either convert them into something useful or sell them at auction.

Anonymous said...

Actually, that lot has been vacant for at least 10 years, and a theater that had been there for decades before that sat empty for 20 years.