ELLIS ISLAND TRIP

ELLIS ISLAND TRIP, originally uploaded by bayridgephantom.

So we went out for a trip to Ellis Island today.

Here is the main ( Registry ) room. The Italian craftsmen who did the ceiling were the same people who built the magnficent ceiling at Grand Central Terminal. One of the provisions of their taking this job was that noone could watch them. They knew they were good, and they did not want to give away their secrets.