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decade specific 
. . ..Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
..............Image Archive
. . ..Landmarks Preservation Movement PBS Treasures of NY video,
..........tracing
the history of the NY City Landmarks Commission, founded in 1965,
..........the landmarks law, some of the fine NYC
buildings that were torn down, and
..........others that were saved.
. . ..Past Tense
An hisorical storytelling project of the New York Times, related
..........to the digitizing of the NY Times morgue, which
includes a photo library
..........of about 6,000,000 images.
. . ..Ten great New York period films by Christina Newland, A list of
..........films, 1933 - 2015, with a brief article
about each one. The Bowery (1933),
..........Heaven can Wait (1943), Once Upon a Time
in America (1984), The Age of
..........Innocence (1993), and more. British Film Institute website.
. . ..University of South Carolina Moving Image
. . . ... .. Research Collection: New York City
..........An array of films of
NYC, going back to the 1920s--just a portion of
..........the University of South
Carolina's vast collection
Museums
that help us to visualize NY in years past
........Alice
Austen House
................PBS MetroFocus film:
................Explore Alice Austen House, a Treasure of Staten
Island
........Frick Collection
................Earliest known photos of the Frick mansion
........Historic
House trust
........Historic Richmond Town
........Merchant's House Museum
............. NYC Media video: Merchant's House Museum
............. Blueprint
NYC: Season 5: Ep. 3
........Museum of the
City of New York
.............PBS Treasures of NY video: Museum of the City
of NY
........Museum
at Eldridge Street
.............PBS - NYC Arts video:
................The Eldridge St. Synagogue & Museum
........New York Historical Society
........New York
Transit Museum
........South
Street Seaport Museum
.............South Street Seaport:
................Bowne & Co. Stationers - PBS NYC Arts
video
........New!.Captains,
Pirates & Ghosts
.....................From the NYC Media video series Secrets of New York
................The Tall Ships - PBS Sunday Arts video
........Tenement Museum
.............PBS Sunday Arts
video: The Tenement Museum
.. .....Weeksville Heritage Center
................PBS film: Uncovering NYC:
................NYC’s First Free Black Communities - Weeksville
17th &
18th centuries
. . ..From New Amsterdam to NYC Views of New Amsterdame
..........contrasted with views
from the same places in today's NYC
..........(NYC Department of Records
and Information Services)
1800
. . ..City of Memory:
William Chappel's Views of Early 19th c. NYC
..........Images from the Metropolitan
Museum's 2017 exhibition.
..........For more info about Chappel and his
paintings see pp. 440-449 of
..........Caldwell, J., & O.
R. Roque, American
Paintings in The Metropolitan
..........Museum
of Art. Vol. 1, A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815
..........This book is available free online.
. . ..The Grange,
completed 1802, Alexander Hamilton's home
................ Big Old Houses Blog, by John Foreman .
. . ..Manhattan 1800
-- Big Old Houses Blog, by John Foreman
1810 ...
1820 .
1830
. . ..Bartow-Pell Mansion, built between 1836 and
1842
.........."Through a Glass, Darkly" Big Old Houses Blog, by John Foreman
..........Bartow-Pell Mansion is now a Museum in Pelham
Bay Park, Bronx, NY
R.
1840 ..
. . ..Bartow-Pell Mansion, built between 1836 and
1842
.........."Through a Glass, Darkly" .Big Old Houses Blog, by John Foreman
..........Bartow-Pell Mansion is now a Museum in Pelham
Bay Park, Bronx, NY
1850
1860
. . ..Trip Through The Tenement Museum - 1863-1935
..........An engaging behind the
scenes tour of the Tenement Museum,
..........discovered in 1988 by
the founders as a time capsule: Condemned in.
..........1935, the floors above
the storefronts were untouched for 53 years. The
..........Museum and staff tell
the story of several families who lived in the building.
..........Video published by Business
Insider ...
1870
. . ..Building the Statue of Liberty,1875-1886
..........200,000 pounds of copper and some frantic
fundraising. Sculptor Frédéric
..........Auguste Bartholdi, inspired by the emancipation
of slaves in the United
..........States --and also wanting to create a
gift from France to the U. S.--built
..........the colossal statue called Liberty Enlightening
the World. To help with
..........fundraising, parts of the statue were
displayed at the Centennial Exposition
..........in Philadelphia and at the 1878 Paris
World's Fair
. . ... . Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
. . ..Ten & Taller: 1874-1900 Skyscraper Museum Online exhibit:
..........Early Manhattan skyscrapers ....
. . ..Trip Through The Tenement Museum - 1863-1935
..........An engaging behind the
scenes tour of the Tenement Museum,
..........discovered in 1988 by
the founders as a time capsule: Condemned in.
..........1935, the floors above
the storefronts were untouched for 53 years. The
..........Museum and staff tell
the story of several families who lived in the building.
..........Video published by Business
Insider ..
1880
. . ..Building the Statue of Liberty,1875-1886
..........200,000 pounds of copper and some frantic
fundraising. Sculptor Frédéric
..........Auguste Bartholdi, inspired by the emancipation
of slaves in the United
..........States --and also wanting to create a
gift from France to the U. S.--built
..........the colossal statue called Liberty Enlightening
the World. To help with
..........fundraising, parts of the statue were
displayed at the Centennial Exposition
..........in Philadelphia and at the 1878 Paris
World's Fair
. . ... . Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
. . ..The Great Blizzard, 1888
..........The power of the "Great White Hurricane":
Five feet of snow, and 50-foo
..........snowdrifts closed down the City
..........Retronaut, curated by Chris Wild
. . ..New York in Motion ca. 1884-1904
..........Freezing the City that
Never Sleeps. Photographer Wallace G. Levinson
..........made good use of the
(then) newer and more sensitive films that allowed
..........faster shutter speed
and more effective capture of New Yorkers in motion. ..
. . ... . Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
. . ..Ten & Taller: 1874-1900 Skyscraper Museum Online exhibit:
..........Early Manhattan skyscrapers ....
. . ..Trip Through The Tenement Museum - 1863-1935
..........An engaging behind the
scenes tour of the Tenement Museum,
..........discovered in 1988 by
the founders as a time capsule: Condemned in.
..........1935, the floors above
the storefronts were untouched for 53 years. The
..........Museum and staff tell
the story of several families who lived in the building.
..........Video published by Business
Insider ..
. . ..Vintage New York City Blizzards 1888 - 1920
..........Photos New York City streets, people,
and horses in heavy snow.
..........NY Times Past Tense, curated by Eric
Moskowitz
1890
. . ..Humans of (old) New York: .Documenting the
. . ... . ..street life of Victorian NYC. In 1896 photographer Alice Austen
. . ... . ..embarked on the (then) unusual project
of taking photos of ordinary
. . ... . ..New Yorkers. Austen's home on Staten Island, Clear Comfort,
is
. . ... . ..now a museum. Retronaut, curated by Amanda Uren
. . ..Jacob Riis: Photographer who showed "How
the
..........Other Half Lived" 1890s
..........A selection of photos
by Riis: Bandit's Roost, An Old Rear Tenement in
..........Roosevelt Street, Bunks
in a Seven-Cent Lodging House, Room in a
..........Tenement, Home of an
Italian Ragpicker, Street Arabs in their Sleeping
..........Quarters, and more. My
Modern Met, curated by Kelly Richman-Abdou.
..........Riis's book,
How the Other Half Lives, is available free online
. . ..Life of a City: Early Films of NY, 1898-1906
..........45 films: 25 by the American Mutoscope
and Biograph Company;
..........20 by the Edison Company.
Emigrants arriving at Ellis Island,
..........NYC "Ghetto"
Fish Market, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade, and more.
..........Library
of Congress
. . ..New York in Motion ca. 1884-1904
..........Freezing the City that
Never Sleeps. Photographer Wallace G. Levinson
..........made good use of the
(then) newer and more sensitive films that allowed
..........faster shutter speed
and more effective capture of New Yorkers in motion. ..
. . ... . Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
. . ..Ten & Taller: 1874-1900 Skyscraper Museum Online exhibit:
..........Early Manhattan skyscrapers ....
. . ..Trip Through The Tenement Museum - 1863-1935
..........An engaging behind the
scenes tour of the Tenement Museum,
..........discovered in 1988 by
the founders as a time capsule: Condemned in.
..........1935, the floors above
the storefronts were untouched for 53 years. The
..........Museum and staff tell
the story of several families who lived in the building.
..........Video published by Business
Insider ..
. . ..Vintage New York City Blizzards 1888 - 1920
..........Photos New York City streets, people,
and horses in heavy snow.
..........NY Times Past Tense, curated by Eric
Moskowitz
1900
. . ..Boarding School Girls at Coney Island, 1905
..........In this film by the Edison Company, students
from Miss Knapp's
..........Select School travel to Coney Island,
and enjoy swimming and
..........the delights of Dreamland, Steeplechase
Park, and more
. . ..Life of a City: Early Films of NY, 1898-1906
..........45 films: 25 by the American Mutoscope
and Biograph Company;
..........20 by the Edison Company.
Emigrants arriving at Ellis Island,
..........NYC "Ghetto"
Fish Market, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade, and more.
..........Library
of Congress
. . ..New York City Photochroms, ca. 1900:
. . ... . ..The Big Apple, in (nearly) natural color
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Davide Lovison
. . ..New York in Motion ca. 1884-1904
..........Freezing the City that
Never Sleeps. Photographer Wallace G. Levinson
..........made good use of the
(then) newer and more sensitive films that allowed
..........faster shutter speed
and more effective capture of New Yorkers in motion. ..
. . ... . Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
. . ..Trip Through The Tenement Museum - 1863-1935
..........An engaging behind the
scenes tour of the Tenement Museum,
..........discovered in 1988 by
the founders as a time capsule: Condemned in.
..........1935, the floors above
the storefronts were untouched for 53 years. The
..........Museum and staff tell
the story of several families who lived in the building.
..........Video published by Business
Insider .
. . ..Vintage photos show the spectacle that was
... ..
.....Coney Island circa 1900 .
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
1910
. . ..7 East 95th Street, Manhattan, completed
1916
... .. ....."Ducal New York" Big Old Houses Blog, by John Foreman
. . ... . ..Contains panels from the famous library of Federico
da Montefeltro,
. . ... . ..Duke of Urbino. The building, with much
of the original owners'
. . ... . ..furniture is now the Episcopal retreat
center, the
. . ... . ..House of the Redeemer, where you can stay
overnight, or attend events
. . ..The battle ship in Union Square, 1917-1920
... .. .....Building the USS Recruit in the heart
of New York City. Toward the
... .. .....end of WWI the US Navy built a wooden
recruitment ship that "sailed"
... .. .....in Union Square for 3 years, manned by
sailors.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Amanda Uren.
. . ..Beggars of New York, 1910s
... .. .....Images from the collection of the Library
of Congress
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
. . ..Billboard photograph collection, ca. 1918-1934
... .. .....Billboards of NYC, from the collection
of the NY Historical Society
. . ..Ellis Island Immigrants, ca. 1910 Portraits photographed by
... .. .....Augustus Francis Sherman, Ellis Island
chief registry clerk. The
... .. .....article contains a link to other photos
by Sherman, that are in the
... .. .....collection of the New York Public Library.
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
. . ..Grand Central Station, current building opened 1913
. ... . ..History of Grand Central Station: design
and construction, earlier
. ... . ..buildings, going from steam to electric
trains, the folks who passed
. ... . ..through the station, plenty of vintage
photos and footage.
. ... . ..PBS American Experience film.
. . ...Main Street of Manhattan, 1911
............If Google Street view existed in 1911 . . .
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
. . ..New Year's in Times Square, 1920s - 1970s
..........Since 1907, What is New Year's Eve without
celebration and
..........watching the ball drop in Times Square?
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild
. . ...Passengers arriving for the RMS Lusitania,
1915
. . ... . .."Film of passengers arriving for
the ill-fated RMS Lusitania leaving
. . ... . ..from Pier 54 in New York City on May
1, 1915"
. . ... . ..Speed corrected, with added sound, by
Guy Jones
. . ..Pristine restoration of a nine minute silent
film of
. . ... . ..NYC street life from 1911
. . ... . ..Staff of the Swedish company Svenska
Biografteatern shot this
. . ... . ..documentary as part of a series of films
of famous places.
. . ... . ..This version of the film has been slowed
down to natural speed, with
. . ... . ..sound added. The article by Jason Kottke
also contains a link to the
. . ... . ..original silent film, which is in the
Collection of MoMA
.......Prospect Park Carousel, 1912
. . ... . ..Carved by Charles Carmel, and originally
at Coney Island, the carousel
. . ... . ..was moved to Prospect Park in 1952. Two
earlier Prospect Park
. . ... . ..carousels had been destroyed by fire
by 1935. PBS Treasures of NY
. . ... . ..video. For more info re: carousels, see
the website of the
. . ... . ..National Carousel Association
. . ..A Ride on the Sixth Avenue Elevated, 1916
. . ... . ..Footage by Henry Ford's cameramen, Henry
Ford Film Collection at
. . ... . ..the National Archives. Edited and narrated
by Richard Boylan
. . ..Rise and Fall of Penn Station, Building completed 1910
. . ... . ..The history, engineering, and destruction
of a magnificent public space.
. . ... . ..PBS American Experience film. There's
a movement afoot to
. . ... . ..follow established precedents and rebuild
Penn Station
. . ..Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911
. . ... . ..Labor unrest and the deadly fire: 146
garment workers died, leading
. . ... . ..to stronger safety laws and better working
conditions.
. . ... . ..PBS American Experience film.
. . ..Vintage New York City Blizzards 1888 - 1920
..........Photos New York City streets, people,
and horses in heavy snow.
..........NY Times Past Tense, curated by Eric
Moskowitz
1920s section begins at the top
of the next column |
1920
. . ..Billboard photograph collection, ca. 1918-1934
... .. .....Billboards of NYC, from the collection
of the NY Historical Society
. . ..Bombing of Wall Street, 1920
. . ... . ..A 95-year-old cold case--Terrorism
on Wall Street: Whodunit? An
. . ... . ..explosion of 100 pounds
of dynamite that sent 500 pounds of scrap
. . ... . ..metal flying left 38
people and one horse dead, with 148 injured.
. . ... . ..Shrapnel marks still
deface the facade of 23 Wall Street.
. . . .. . Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
. . ..Browning Photograph Collection, circa
1920-1938
... .. .....Photos of NYC and vicinity by Irving
Browning and his photography
... .. .....company, from the collection of the NY
Historical Society
. . ..Construction: IND 8th Avenue Subway Line, 1929
. . ... . ..Sound footage of the painters and construction
crews of the IND
. . ... . ..line, captured by Movieton's staff two
years before the IND opened.
. . ... . ..The camera crew used magnesium flares
for lighting, filling the
. . ... . ..scene with smoke. Published by Speed
Graphic Film and Video;
. . ... . ..editing by Richard Boylan
. . ..Driving through Broadway at Daytime, 7 Dec
1929
. . ... . .."Footage of the New York City theater
district taken with early
. . ... . ..Movietone sound cameras." Edited
and published by Guy Jones
. . ..Early Sound [film] footage of NYC, 1928
. . ... . .."Collection of everyday scenes in
New York City . . . taken with the
. . ... . ..early Movietone sound cameras."
Staten Island Ferry, Salvation Army
. . ... . ..parade, demolition of a building, Chinatown
parade, dice game in
. . ... . ..Harlem, and more. Edited and published
by Guy Jones
. . ..Harlem Fashion Show, 1929
. . ... . ..Film with sound, and commentary on the
garments by the models
. . ... . ..who wear them.
. . ..Jane's Carousel, built 1922
. . ... . ..Originally gracing Idora Park, Youngstown,
Ohio, the carousel
. . ... . ..came to NYC in 1984, after Idora Park
was sold for real estate
. . ... . ..development. Artist Jane Walentas worked
on restoration for 27
. . ... . ..years, and the carousel opened in Brooklyn
Bridge Park in 2011
. . ... . ..For more info re: carousels, see the
website of the National
. . ... . ..Carousel Association
. . ..New Year's in Times Square, 1920s - 1970s
..........Since 1907, What is New Year's Eve without
celebration and
..........watching the ball drop in Times Square?
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
. . ..New York Central trains 1928-1929
. . ... . ..Train departs from Peekskill (Hudson
Valley) heading toward NYC,
. . ... . ..and by minute 5:30 of the film, we see
the train at street level, going
. . ... . ..through NYC traffic, directed by a policeman!
. . ... . ..Published by Speed Graphic Film and Video,
edited by Richard Boylan
. . ..Ninth Avenue Elevated, 1929
. . ... . ..A ride on the Ninth Avenue Elevated train,
narrated, with some
. . ... . ..earlier footage as well. The 1929 footage
is by Fox Movietone's
. . ... . ..newsreel cameramen. Editing and narration
by Richard Boylan
. . ..Old New York & Coney Island 1925
. . ... . ..16mm film taken by a Dutch couple. Published
by Michael Rogge
. . ..Radio Row, Cortlandt St., Manhattan, 1929
. . ... . ..Radio and electronic stores flourished
on part of the future site of
. . ... . ..the World Trade Center. The Movietone
News cameras captured not
. . ... . ..only the sights, but the sound of loudspeakers
blaring in the street.
. . ... . ..Edited by Richard Boylan
. . ..Vintage New York City Blizzards 1888 - 1920
..........Photos New York City streets, people,
and horses in heavy snow.
..........NY Times Past Tense, curated by Eric
Moskowitz
1930
. . ..A 102-year-old Harlem Renaissance dancer sees
her
. . ... . ..young self on film for the first time 1930,
1940s
. . ... . ..Dancer Alice Barker--now in a nursing
home--shares memories
. . ... . ..while viewing vintage films of her self
performing in the 1930s & 1940s.
. . ... . ..Washington Post
. . ..1930s Harlem, New York City (Speed corrected w/ soundtrack)
. . ... . ..This short film shows us street scenes
of Harlem, and a visit to the
. . ... . ..famous Cotton Club, with brief clips
of Duke Ellington and his band.
. . ... . ..Recommended by British Pathé
. . ..Billboard photograph collection, ca. 1918-1934
... .. .....Billboards of NYC, from the collection
of the NY Historical Society
. . ..Browning Photograph Collection, circa
1920-1938
... .. .....Photos of NYC and vicinity by Irving
Browning and his photography
... .. .....company, from the collection of the NY
Historical Society
. . ..Empire State Vertigo, c. 1930s
. . ... . ..Building the then-world's tallest building,
one rivet at a time
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Chris Wild
. . ..Guide to Club-Hopping in Harlem, 1932. M. Barton
. . ... . ..A light-hearted map recently acquired
by Yale's Beinecke Library
. . ... . ..shows us the star attractions of the
Harlem club scene
. . ... . ..with lively illustrations and plentiful
editorial comments.
. . ... . ..Don't forget to look carefully at a large image of the map...
. . ..Lower East Side slums, 1934
. . ... . .."Street scenes in a tenement housing
area in New York City on
. . ... . ..October 15-22, 1934." Shot with
with early Movietone sound cameras.
. . ... . ..Edited and published by Guy Jones
. . ..New Year's in Times Square, 1920s - 1970s
..........Since 1907, What is New Year's Eve without
celebration and
..........watching the ball drop in Times Square?
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
. . ..New York City Streets - Great Depression,
1930
. ... . ..Al Smith at a newsboys' lodging house,
Fire engines in the street
. ... . ..Mary Rizzo dances down Broadway, Market
on Henry Street, and more
. . ... . .Edited and published by Guy Jones
. . ..Straus Park on West 106th St., 1930
. ... . ..Children play, and sing "Sur le
Pont d'Avignon" and "Here We Go
. ... . ..Round the Mulberry Bush" on 9 January
1930. Shot with an early
. ... . ..Movietone sound camera. Edited and published
by Guy Jones
1940
. . ..A 102-year-old Harlem Renaissance dancer sees
her
. . ... . ..young self on film for the first time 1930,
1940s
. . ... . ..Dancer Alice Barker--now in a nursing
home--shares memories
. . ... . ..while viewing vintage films of her self
performing in the 1930s & 1940s.
. . ..Daily Life in NYC - 1940s
. . ... . ..Street scenes: Baseball practice, a pushcart
fish vendor, Mining
. . ... . ..the Hotel Ansonia for metal for the war
effort, Military parade and
. . ... . ..tanks on 5th Avenue, and more. My Modern
Met.
. . ... . ..Curated by Jessica Stewart
........Fulton Fish Market, 1943: Don't slip on the cod
guts..
. . ... . ..From 1822 to
2005 the Fulton Fish Market in Lower Manhattan
. . ... . ..was The Place to buy seafood. Photos
by Gordon Parks .......
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
........A Night at O'Reilly's Bar, 1942
. . ... . ..Good times in wartime at a New York bar.
Photojournalist Marjory
. . ... . ..Collins, working for the Office of War
Information shot a series of
. . ... . ..photos showing sailors on shore leave
enjoying a night of drinking,
. . ... . ..dancing, and hanging out at O'Reilly's
on 3rd Avenue.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
.... ...New Year's in Times Square, 1920s - 1970s
. . ... . ..Since 1907, What is New Year's Eve without
celebration and
. . ... . ..watching the ball drop in Times Square?
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
.... ...New York on D-Day: 6 June 1944
. . ... . ..As the "Great Crusade"
begins, New Yorkers wait in suspense
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
........New York neon nights, 1940s - 1950s
. . ... . ..The city lit by "liquid fire."
Invented in the early 20th c., and dimmed
. . ... . ..in NYC during WW2, neon lights blazed
after the war. Architect
. . ... . ..turned photographer Andreas Feininger
(1906-1999) a series of New
. . ... . ..York neon signs by night for LIFE magazine.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Chris Wild
.
........NYC Subway: Stanley Kubrick ca. 1946
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Chris Wild
........Sammy's Bowery Follies, c. 1945
. . ... . ..Booze, bums and ballads at the world's
greatest dive bar. "From 8
. . ... . ..in the morning until 4 the next morning
Sammy’s is an alcoholic
. . ... . ..haven for the derelicts whose presence
has made the Bowery a
. . ... . ..universal symbol of poverty and futility.
It is also a popular stopping
. . ... . ..point for prosperous people from uptown
who like to see how the
. . ... . ..other half staggers." (Life Magazine,
1944)
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
........Tax
photograph collection - ca. 1940
.............."Photographs of every building in
the 5 boroughs, ca. 1940,
..............taken for tax assessment purposes."
NYC Municipal Archives.
........Todd Webb's New York: 1945-1960:
. . ... . ..The postwar city through a newcomer's lens
. . ... . ..Encouraged by Alfred Steiglitz, photographer
and WW2 veteran
. . ... . ..Todd Webb captured the vibrant street
life of NYC.
. . ... . ..Webb: "Life goes on about me, and I am a living
breathing
. . ... . ..part of it. I feel things,
the people, the buildings, the streets,
. . ... . ..and I have something
to say about them . . . "
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
........Window and store displays, NYC, ca 1940-1959
. . ... . ..An album in the collection of the New
York Historical Society
.
1950
.......New Year's in Times Square, 1920s - 1970s
. . ... . ..Since 1907, What is New Year's Eve without
celebration and
. . ... . ..watching the ball drop in Times Square?
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
........New York neon nights, 1940s - 1950s
. . ... . ..The city lit by "liquid fire."
Invented in the early 20th c., and dimmed NY
. . ... . ..during WW2, neon lights came into their
own after the war. Architect
. . ... . ..turned photographer Andreas Feininger
(1906-1999) a series of New
. . ... . ..York neon signs by night for LIFE magazine.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Chris Wild
........Todd Webb's New York: 1945-1960:
. . ... . ..The postwar city through a newcomer's lens
. . ... . ..Encouraged by Alfred Steiglitz, photographer
and WW2 veteran
. . ... . ..Todd Webb captured the vibrant street
life of NYC.
. . ... . ..Webb: "Life goes on about me, and I am a living
breathing
. . ... . ..part of it. I feel things,
the people, the buildings, the streets,
. . ... . ..and I have something
to say about them . . . "
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
........Window and store displays, NYC, ca 1940-1959
. . ... . ..An album in the collection of the New
York Historical Society
1960
........The Gritty NY Subways: 1960s-1970s
. . ... . ..Photos by Swiss photographer Willy Spiller,
My Modern Met,
. . ... . ..curated by Jessica Stewart. ...V
........Kids watching the Thanksgiving parade, 1961
... .. .....It was 1961 and Bullwinkle
J. Moose made his first appearance.
... .. .....Macy's annual Thanksgiving
Day Parade was first held in 1924.
... .. .....In 1961, Bullwinkle was
the first balloon featured in the event.
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
.......New Year's in Times Square, 1920s - 1970s
. . ... . ..Since 1907, What is New Year's Eve without
celebration and
. . ... . ..watching the ball drop in Times Square?
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
1970
........The Gritty NY Subways: 1960s-1970s
. . ... . ..Photos by Swiss photographer Willy Spiller,
My Modern Met,
. . ... . ..curated by Jessica Stewart. ...
.......New Year's in Times Square, 1920s - 1970s
. . ... . ..Since 1907, What is New Year's Eve without
celebration and
. . ... . ..watching the ball drop in Times Square?
... .. .....Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild..
........NYC's Village Halloween Parade,1970s - 1980s
. ... . ..The origins of New York's most culturally
significant (and spooky)
. . ... . ..parade. Begun in 1974 by puppeteer and
mask maker Ralph Lee,
. . ... . ..the annual Halloween Parade now is more
than a mile long.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Chris Wild
........New York cafeterias, 1975-1985
. ... . ..Bygone centers of coffee, conversation,
and community. Photos by
. ... . ..street photographer Marcia Bricker Halperin
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
........'Urban Color,' 1975-1988
. ... . ..Vivid visions of the American metropolis:
New York & Chicago.
. ... . ..Images by photographer Wayne Sorce.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild, text by Alex Q. Arbuckle
1980
........Back-seat hijinks: Brooklyn limousine portraits-
1989....
. . ... . ..Photographer
Kathy Shorr became a Brooklyn limo driver to
. . ... . ..facilitate her project of documenting
working-class New Yorkers
. . ... . ..as they traveled to and
from festive occasions. Article includes
. . ... . ..links to an interview
with Shorr, and to her website.
. . ... . ..The Guardian, curated by Kathryn Bromwich
........Brooklyn Bridge Centennial - Fireworks 1983
. . ... . ..A brief clip of the magnificent fireworks
display by Grucci, including
. . ... . ..the waterfall of fire that poured down
from the bridge.
........NYC's Village Halloween Parade,1970s - 1980s
. ... . ..The origins of New York's most culturally
significant (and spooky)
. . ... . ..parade. Begun in 1974 by puppeteer and
mask maker Ralph Lee,
. . ... . ..the annual Halloween Parade now is more
than a mile long.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Chris Wild
........'Urban Color,' 1975-1988
. ... . ..Vivid visions of the American metropolis:
New York & Chicago.
. ... . ..Images by photographer Wayne Sorce.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Wolfgang Wild, text by Alex Q. Arbuckle
1990
........NYC in 1993 in HD - DTheater DVHS Demo Tape
. ... . ..Street scenes of NYC: an early example
of high definition video.
. ... . ..The video, posted by YouTube Pedant, is accompanied by a
. ... . ..short article containing links to more
resources with technical info.
........'Once in Harlem,' 1990s
. ... . ..An outsider's entry to an American neighborhood.
Japanese
. ... . ..photographer and student of Diane Arbus
Katsu Naito photographed
. ... . ..his Harlem neighbors.
. . ... . ..Retronaut, curated by Alex Q. Arbuckle
2000
2010
. . ..Jane's Carousel, Opened 2011
. . ... . ..Built in 1922, and originally gracing
Idora Park, Youngstown,
. . ... . ..Ohio, the carousel came to NYC in 1984,
after Idora Park was sold
. . ... . ..for real estate development. Artist Jane
Walentas worked on
. . ... . ..restoration for 27 years, and the carousel
opened in
. . ... . ..Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2011. PBS NYC Arts video
. . ... . ..For more info re: carousels, see the
website of the National
. . ... . ..Carousel Association
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