http://www.cityofsmoke.com New York History, Commentary, and Culture Sat, 12 Feb 2011 03:02:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.cityofsmoke.com/archives/808 http://www.cityofsmoke.com/archives/808#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:53:38 +0000 William Bryk http://www.cityofsmoke.com/?p=808 Broadway and Fifth Avenue meet between 23rd and 25th Streets, across from Madison Square Park. North of the intersection stands a marble obelisk. On bands around the shaft are names of battles and wars: Monterey, Chapultepec, Chippewa, Molina del Rey, Churubusco, Contreras. On its southern face is a bronze relief]]> http://www.cityofsmoke.com/archives/808/feed 0