“Despite a valiant effort by my dog from our window, our neighbor has entered his own home”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

Recent entries:
•“I came, I saw, I coffee’d” (7/25)
•“Love ordering food hate answering the door” (7/25)
•“Can anyone tell me what oblivious means? I have no idea” (7/21)
•“Sundays were made for good coffee, good music, and being lazy with the people you love” (7/21)
•“The people who currently own this world don’t care which ruler you choose. They care only that you keep choosing to be ruled” (7/21)
More new entries...

Follow @barrypopik

Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

This site is edited by Barry Popik. These are the Cookies and Privacy Policies.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry from March 12, 2020

“Despite a valiant effort by my dog from our window, our neighbor has entered his own home”

Dogs can protect property, but they frequently bark unnecessarily at neighbors. A joke was posted on ,a href=“https://twitter.com/Darlainky/status/1176568789481267201”>Twitter by Darlin’ Darla on September 24, 2019:

“Despite a valiant effort put forth by my dog from our living room window, our neighbor has once again successfully entered his own home.”

Twitter
Darlin’ Darla
@Darlainky
Despite a valiant effort put forth by my dog from our living room window, our neighbor has once again successfully entered his own home.
2:47 PM · Sep 24, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Oh, THAT Harry…
@SmallsHarry
Despite a valiant effort put forth by my sister’s dog from her living room window, the neighbor has once again successfully entered his own home.
2:20 PM · Jan 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
James Kurtis
@OnAirGuy
Despite a valiant effort put forth by my neighbour’s dog from their living room window, I have once again successfully entered my own home.
2:11 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Buildings/Housing/Parks • Thursday, March 12, 2020 • Permalink

Commenting is not available in this channel entry.