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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Orchard Street, 1908
Manhattan’s Lower East Side around the turn of the twentieth century was an incredibly crowded melting pot of cultures, at times reportedly holding the title of most-densely-populated region in the world. This particular scene, shot in 1908 by Lewis Hine, … Continue reading
A Garment Worker, ca 1910
I’m fortunate enough to work in New York’s fashion industry. But with my background in history, I’m accutely aware of the important place in the city’s past held by garment manufacturing. By 1910, Manhattan’s Garment District (encompassing roughly the area … Continue reading
The 1848 High Bridge Over the Harlem River
What is now known as New York City had a water problem in the 19th century. Its burgeoning population required copious amounts of it for industry, cleaning, drinking, and bathing. But that same population was rapidly polluting the freshwater rivers … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge, Bronx, City Park, Manhattan, New York City, Washington Heights
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A Pawn Shop and a Fat Men’s Store in 1937
This photo was taken on February 4, 1937 by widely-admired photographer Berenice Abbott. She spent much of the 1930s documenting the rapidly-changing face of New York City. Ordinarily a photo of a seemingly generic storefront wouldn’t have caught my eye. … Continue reading
Posted in Before & After, Now & Then, Places
Tagged Before & After, East Village, Lost History, Manhattan, New York City, Now & Then
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A Policeman Near Herald Square in 1896
Staten Island photographer Alice Austen snapped this casual scene of a policeman standing on a cobblestone-sheathed Broadway near West 36th Street in 1896. Behind him, the architectural details of the New York Herald Building are on splendid display. The building, … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Before & After, Lost History, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City, Now & Then
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