thursday in the hood

A week or so ago I went with ToonMan 
to 
B&H Photo to exchange something 
as we walked back to the subway 
I noticed the 'writing on the wall': 
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite.

I had to find out what the heck that meant so
 .. yup .. 
I Googled and here's what I learned
 click here 
to read about it 
and 
The Manhattan Center on 34th Street 
between 
Eighth and Ninth Avenues.