Looking to kill a half-hour in Williamsburg? You could do a lot worse than
swing by the City Reliquary on Metropolitan. Specializing in random artifacts
from NYC's not-so-ancient history, you can gaze and wonder at such items as the
insanely large collection of Statue of Liberty postcards, old thermos and
seltzer bottle collections, World's Fair memorabilia, Presidential Plates,
manhole-cover rubbings, and antique pens. The best stuff, however, is simply the
little bits and shards of old buildings and structures that are just lying
everywhere--and what various folks at the Reliquary have decided to do with such
pieces (see photo!). The current exhibit is showing some cool 1930s-era
milk
cartons. Never a dull moment at the Reliquary, we assure you.
