# Signs
“Opinion” Unexpected answers
Whether you want to say they are messages from God, signs from the universe, or only random coincidences, I believe we receive answers to our questions as well as suggestions on how to act all the time. We have to be open to seeing or hearing them, and that can be hard because we are often distracted by our busy lives.
Ghost Signs of NYC: Village Plaza Hotel
The Village Plaza Hotel opened in 1960 on Washington Place, a tree-lined street in Greenwich Village. Its proximity to Washington Square Park and New York University belie the fact that the Village Plaza was a seedy single-room-occupancy welfare hotel. The Village Plaza was owned by Lawrence Meinwald, who also ran the equally squalid Allerton Hotel on West 23rd Street.
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Ghost Signs of NYC: Hotel Riverview
Hotel Riverview, 113 Jane StreetPhoto by Frank Mastropolo. Visitors to the boutique hotel at the corner of Jane and West Streets would hardly imagine the Georgian-style building's humble beginnings. Architect William A. Boring designed the building, built in 1908, as a hotel for sailors who docked at the busy Hudson River piers nearby.
Ghost Signs of NYC: Village Plaza Hotel
The Village Plaza Hotel opened in 1960 on Washington Place, a tree-lined street in Greenwich Village. Its proximity to Washington Square Park and New York University belie the fact that the Village Plaza was a seedy single-room-occupancy welfare hotel. The Village Plaza was owned by Lawrence Meinwald, who also ran the equally squalid Allerton Hotel on West 23rd Street.
These Mysterious Signs Appeared in a Store Window in Lafayette
Mysterious signs appeared in an under-construction storefront in Lafayette. They appear to be teasing new stores from Lamorina Wines and Germinate Kitchen. Little info is available--we'll just have to wait and see why "everything is about to change".