For some people, a good trip to a different city consists of finding signs like this.

Nothing special. Not art. But it's one of those details that speaks to a particular time. New York has more details, better details than most American cities, but they're often hidden, overlooked, ignored.

And they're perishable. Details haven't been fashionable in architecture for fifty years. This site records the gargoyles, carvings, facades and views particular to New York. Half of them will be gone in twenty years. Which half? We'll see.