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Just a bunch more superannuated ads you can find walking around Manhattan. Not only do some of them show off now-forgotten products, they play up the stark changes that have come over the Manhattan streetscape through the decades. West 185th Street, near Broadway This one has two ads, both at least 50 years old, one printed on [...]
Categorized in: Ads
Everyone has heard of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, where generations of film stars have signed their names and imprinted their hands in wet concrete. It turns out we have our very own mini-version of Grauman’s Chinese right here in the East Village! Theatre 80, at 80 St. Marks Place near First Avenue, used to [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: East Village Manhattan
North of Fourteenth Street, Manhattan is pretty uniform, with only Broadway and Central Park interrupting the gridiron of streets between 14th Street and 110th. Still, there are a few obscure dead ends to be found on the Upper East Side, Upper West Side and Washington Heights. Henderson Place Henderson Place has its very own Landmark [...]
Categorized in: Alleys Cemeteries Tagged with: Harlem Manhattan Upper West Side Washington Heights Yorkville
Cornelius McCracken, the president of New York University, had a peach of an idea back in 1901. He would place a classical arcade on one of the highest points in the Bronx, from which there are spectacular views of Manhattan and beyond, the Palisades of New Jersey. He would honor great Americans in the fields [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Bronx City College Hall of Fame
In the 1930s and continuing into the 1950s, New York City went through a great deal of expense to eliminate its elevated trains. One by one, the celebrated els of yore came down: The Ninth Avenue, the Sixth, the Second, and finally, the Third (its Bronx tracks would not fall until 1973). Less publicized and [...]
Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: Chelsea Manhattan
I’ve been visiting the amazing Historic Richmond Town in the heart of Staten Island for a few years now — and if you haven’t been there yet, I’d heartily recommend a visit to this enclave of 18th and 19th Century houses, businesses and establishments brought in from all over the Island. They’re all lovingly restored [...]
Categorized in: You'd Never Believe You're in NYC Tagged with: Richmondtown Staten Island
