"Italian Festa." Circa 1912 street festival in New York's Little Italy. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size | Even bigger.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 12:40pm.
The setting of this photo is not "Little Italy" but rather 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, in front of the New York Public Library. At the top of the picture, just left of center, one can see the Temple Emmanu-El at 43rd Street.
This pic made me smile; my parents were born in Italy and I wish the festivals in NYC were still like this. I can't stand going to them now-- they have deep-fried OREOS now, people!! Yes, they're good, but when I go to visit my Nonna in Italy, she definitely doesn't serve me Oreos.
Submitted by Beffy Page on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 5:07pm.
It makes me proud to be Italian, I wish we had things like this nowadays, now every festival has turned into the same carnival with the same foods and venues. I do not need any more sand art, or to ride "The Scrambler." Gelati though? Yes, Please!
By the way, I love the "Even Bigger" Option, I felt like I was falling right into the photo. Thanks so much for that!
[You're very welcome. Did anyone see the clown at the far right? Pagliacci!]
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 3:32pm.
I remember seeing a scene something like this in the Godfather trilogy on a flashback when the godfather played by Marlon Brando first came to the US as a young man.
I can see Gelati for sale, that is a Italian dessert much lighter than ice cream, a puppet show, I am sure that someone is selling sausage and peppers but I can't see that, this is a wonderful photo - THANKS
