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Fulton Street: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 3:08pm.
June 1943. Vendor at the Fulton Fish Market in New York City. View full size. Photograph by the legendary Gordon Parks, back when he was just starting out.
Ah, the smell..
Submitted by munchdog on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 2:00am.
I was born in Brooklyn in 47, and on occasion, my dad would take me to the Fulton Fish market. To buy fresh seafood, no doubt, but all I can remember is the God awful stink. I suppose, now I would relish the chance to purchase such fresh produce, but then, it just smelled like poop to me.
Fulton Fish Market.....
Submitted by Slick on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 6:24pm.
What a great shot, hard to believe there's a war on.....
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