Whats at 55th and 3rd?

morkie · 05-08-2005, 05:00 AM

Hi all, new album is amzing - loving it=)

So I was intrigued, the song stolen away at 55th and 3rd. So I took a drive down to NY City and went to that street.

3rd avenue at that point is mostly high buildings, newly developed, shiny etc.

Right on the corner of 55th and 3rd is a place called PJ Clarkes, which looks totally out of place as it's an older, smaller building that all around it. It's the only building not making vertical use of the land =)

It has the old sign out front saying Liquor Store and looks more like a resteraunt/bar now.

Anyone care to discuss the origin and story of this? =)

- Morkie

PilotC150 · 05-08-2005, 05:03 AM

It's being discussed in another thread somewhere, i don't blame you for not being able to find it. There is a picture of that building somewhere and it was pretty much agreed on by everybody in that thread that the song is referring to that restaurant/bar (PJ Clarkes).

morkie · 05-08-2005, 05:34 AM

Gotcha thanks!

I actually made an effort to see if it had been asked yet before I posted, I claim ignorance =)

- Morkie

msb3079 · 05-08-2005, 10:54 AM

maybe he ran into an ex there

sonofsuns34 · 05-08-2005, 11:38 AM

maybe that is where he got the idea for the girl verses in little thing...

msb3079 · 05-08-2005, 11:42 AM

ooo yeah good connection. both NYC

meatball41 · 05-08-2005, 05:28 PM

Just out of curiousity, why is everyone so sure he's referring to an address in NYC and not somewhere else?

nonewdirections · 05-08-2005, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by meatball41

Just out of curiousity, why is everyone so sure he's referring to an address in NYC and not somewhere else?

90 to 1 it's NYC.

msb3079 · 05-08-2005, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by meatball41

Just out of curiousity, why is everyone so sure he's referring to an address in NYC and not somewhere else?

b/c that's what he told me.

2stepsoright · 05-08-2005, 05:42 PM

I thought he was talking about the 55th Congress 3rd Session!
They actually went over alot of important information regarding the National Geological Survey. It makes sense since this is a "political" album.
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/alaska/

meatball41 · 05-08-2005, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by msb3079

b/c that's what he told me.

meatball41 · 05-08-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nonewdirections

90 to 1 it's NYC.

again...why so sure?

nonewdirections · 05-08-2005, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by meatball41

again...why so sure?

Because there are very few places that have significant organized avenue/street relations like NYC does, especially with numbers that high. It's not like he said "Main and West." Much of the time, references that sound like this refer to New York City. It's just extremely likely.

shoegal_97 · 05-08-2005, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofsuns34

maybe that is where he got the idea for the girl verses in little thing...

I was thinking the same thing

JonnyJoyRidin · 05-08-2005, 06:49 PM

Hopefully he will play that at the new storytellers and let us all know what it means.

dancindreamer41 · 05-08-2005, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JonnyJoyRidin

Hopefully he will play that at the new storytellers and let us all know what it means.

That'd be so cool if they were on storytellers again! OMG I'd think I'd die of happiness...now tell me...are they going to be?...

ryguy178 · 05-08-2005, 07:28 PM

http://www.derekdemeter.com/55and3rd.html

justinandimcool · 05-09-2005, 12:53 AM

The first thing that came to my mind was the Little Thing story, but that's just me.

Redgloam · 05-09-2005, 02:02 AM

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=55th+a...7832&t=k&hl=en

MistreatedLewis · 05-09-2005, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dancindreamer41

That'd be so cool if they were on storytellers again! OMG I'd think I'd die of happiness...now tell me...are they going to be?...

Yup.

cerpin_taxt · 05-09-2005, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonofsuns34

maybe that is where he got the idea for the girl verses in little thing...

Maybe that's where he saw the girl he talks about in "Little Thing"

05-08-2005, 05:00 AM	#1
morkie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CT Posts: 8	Whats at 55th and 3rd? Hi all, new album is amzing - loving it=) So I was intrigued, the song stolen away at 55th and 3rd. So I took a drive down to NY City and went to that street. 3rd avenue at that point is mostly high buildings, newly developed, shiny etc. Right on the corner of 55th and 3rd is a place called PJ Clarkes, which looks totally out of place as it's an older, smaller building that all around it. It's the only building not making vertical use of the land =) It has the old sign out front saying Liquor Store and looks more like a resteraunt/bar now. Anyone care to discuss the origin and story of this? =) - Morkie

05-08-2005, 05:03 AM	#2
PilotC150 Alpine Bound Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 19,959	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? It's being discussed in another thread somewhere, i don't blame you for not being able to find it. There is a picture of that building somewhere and it was pretty much agreed on by everybody in that thread that the song is referring to that restaurant/bar (PJ Clarkes). __________________ "People ask us all the time...."What's your favorite place to play?" Now, you got your Gorges and you got your Red Rocks and so on, but there's an inexplicable magic that envelopes Alpine Valley. The band is the first to tell you how much they like coming back."

05-08-2005, 05:34 AM	#3
morkie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CT Posts: 8	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? Gotcha thanks! I actually made an effort to see if it had been asked yet before I posted, I claim ignorance =) - Morkie

05-08-2005, 10:54 AM	#4
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05-08-2005, 11:38 AM	#5
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05-08-2005, 11:42 AM	#6
msb3079 G37 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Collingswood, NJ Posts: 1,993	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? ooo yeah good connection. both NYC __________________ - - http://www.facebook.com/michaelsburke // www.twitter.com/michaelsburke

05-08-2005, 05:28 PM	#7
meatball41 game onnnn!! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NoVA Posts: 1,443	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? Just out of curiousity, why is everyone so sure he's referring to an address in NYC and not somewhere else? __________________ -Mark

05-08-2005, 05:42 PM	#10
2stepsoright Let It Rain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: VA Posts: 1,459	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? I thought he was talking about the 55th Congress 3rd Session! They actually went over alot of important information regarding the National Geological Survey. It makes sense since this is a "political" album. http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/alaska/ __________________ ~Sam

05-08-2005, 06:49 PM	#15
JonnyJoyRidin Gym Tan Laundry Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 512	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? Hopefully he will play that at the new storytellers and let us all know what it means. __________________ ~Jonny~ http://www.bakwoods.com My Show List "Play It Fuckin' Loud" - Bob Dylan

05-08-2005, 07:28 PM	#17
ryguy178 banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 20,288	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? http://www.derekdemeter.com/55and3rd.html

05-09-2005, 12:53 AM	#18
justinandimcool denim & sheepskin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Valley, California Posts: 26,763	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? The first thing that came to my mind was the Little Thing story, but that's just me. __________________ -Justin RYM '12

05-09-2005, 02:02 AM	#19
Redgloam Call me duck. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Everett, WA, USA Posts: 11	Re: Whats at 55th and 3rd? http://maps.google.com/maps?q=55th+a...7832&t=k&hl=en __________________ [SIZE=1]-Duck http://redgloam.mynuts.org[/SIZE]

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