Tea for two & letting off steam!

Last Saturday my good friend Elizabeth arranged “Tea Service for Two” at the London Tea Room. It was an ideal place to relax and exchange gifts after a stroll down Washington Ave. We had our choice of tea, traditional cucumber sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam with a cupcake to finish it all off. It was a real treat! Thanks E!

There were a few cute stores but for the most part Washington Ave. has become a ghost town.  It was fun to see some of the old buildings that still remain having been turned into lofts. One building that caught my attention was the old Bee Hat Company.  It dates back to 1899. Back in the day this was a busy factory in the garment district and one very cool feature are these terra cotta lion heads that, according to Architectural Ruminations, “originally connected to the building’s rooftop drainage gutter system”  but have since been hooked up to the steam lines.  It’s an interesting sight to see on a cold December day.