A full 90 years after a painted ad for his clothing firm appeared high above 151-163 W. 26th St off 7th Avenue, Solomon Blogg is appearing on … a blog.…
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I have had good luck with New York City newspapers. Just a couple of weeks after Forgotten NY was launched on March 26, 1999, it received a good review by…
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In the final scene of Sweet Smell of Success, Tony Curtis’ amoral, smarmy press agent Sidney Falco gets his final just desserts at Duffy Square. Father Francis Duffy of Holy Cross Church on…
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John Jacob Astor, né Ashdor, was the richest man in the United States for a time in the early 1800s. He was originally a dealer of musical instruments as a young…
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Whenever I’m in lower Manhattan, if I can I check on one of FNY’s favorite talismans: what has been the last remaining wall-mounted Bishop Crook lamppost in New York City.…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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Forgotten NY is 20 years old today, as the first posts were uploaded on March 26th, 1999. Thanks to all contributors including writers Gary Fonville, Sergey Kadinsky (Hidden Waters Blog),…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…
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March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…