
April 24, 1920. New York City. "Overalls Circus Parade." View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. In the background: The Cort Hotel, probably at 301 West 48th Street and Eighth Avenue. Is it still there?
May I suggest?
"It's Photoshopped!" = three sips
"There was no color film in the old days" = four sips
[I'd be on the floor all day long! - Dave]
Still standing and still making news (1991)!
For those of you playing the Shorpy Drinking Game™ at home, it's time to take two sips!
• Disparagement of dress today vs. yesteryear = one sip
• World in decline = one sip
look at those ladies and gentleman.. no jeans, tee shirts, or sneakers.. classy people. Has anyone but me noticed that the world is in a slow and steady decline??
The buildings on both ends of the block are still there, and one of the smaller buildings in between. Incidentally, the Cort Hotel building is a block down from the building "Where Elsie Met Her End," the photo posted on 3 July.
I wonder if an elephant ever got fed up during one of these parades and just started whacking people.
It sure looks like the Cort Hotel building is still standing. It's the building on the Northwest corner with the green awning on the side. The architectural details seem to match.
Notice how all the spectators have their shoes hanging over the edge of the curb.