Freaked Out on Roosevelt Island

According to Blogger the bowery boys:

With apologies to the people who reside there, I must admit that Roosevelt Island has always freaked me out. Which is why I like it actually. Over the next few days, I'll highlight some of my favorite Roosevelt Island places and people, some familiar to New Yorkers who have never ventured there.

He begins his tale at the Renwick Ruins the site of the former Smallpox Hospital:

Our first stop along the Roosevelt Island is probably its most recognizable feature, at least to most Queens or Manhattan residents -- the Renwick Ruins, on the southernmost point of the island. Delightfully lit year round, it rises out of the East River like a haunted castle, with stark turrets and dark windows peering back at the city. More impressive than its Halloween-like trappings is the fact that such a large ruin has managed to survive near Manhattan at all without being torn down and turned into a glass condominium. For that reason, Renwick Ruins should creep you out and impress you in equal parts.

Spiders always freak me out.
Image is from Wired New York and is of Louis Bourgeois Spiders in front of the GE Building in July of 2001.

Part 2- Memories of former Munsters star and unofficial Mayor of Roosevelt Island Grandpa Munster Al Lewis.

"Who was Al Lewis? A raconteur. The de facto mayor of Roosevelt Island. The best-dressed man on Roosevelt Island. He held court in front of 546 Main Street, the senior citizens center..." It should be noted that Grampa Munster's signature ride, the 'dragula' gold coffin on wheels, rolled up to the door of the church.

Image is from blogger Monsterama