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Tag Archives: Midtown
“TWO POCKET-BOOK THIEVES HELD” – May 25, 1882
From the New York Times, May 25, 1882: A WARNING TO LADIES WHO CARRY THEIR PURSES EXPOSED IN THE STREETS. Mrs. Mary McDonald, of No. 454 West Thirty-fourth-street, was passing along Thirtieth-street, near Fourth-avenue, shortly after 6 o’clock on Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in Tidbits of History
Tagged Crime, Lost History, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City, NYPD, NYTimes, trial
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Snapshot: 1942 Demolition of the 2nd Avenue Elevated
Originally constructed from 1878-1880, and expanded through the early 20th century to eventually serve east Manhattan from South Ferry all the way to 125th Street, the Second Avenue Elevated Line was ultimately demolished during the summer of 1942. Once one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Lost History, Manhattan, Midtown, Snapshot, Subways, Trains
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Building the NYC Subway: Construction Photos from 1901-04
The first subway line to stretch across Manhattan started at City Hall and crawled uptown to Grand Central via what is now the 4/5/6 line. At Grand Central, all trains turned west and followed what is now the Shuttle to … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City, Subway, Trains
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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
Posted in Before & After, Now & Then, Places
Tagged Architecture, Before & After, Lost History, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City, Now & Then
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