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January 1908. "Snow storm, 14th Street, New York City." View full size. Glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Lots of interesting signs in this one.
Is this where Zeckendorf towers are now?
The Academy of Music is seen in the background at the northeast corner of East 14th and Irving Place. Demolished in 1926, it was rebuilt just across 14th Street.
One of the signs in the back reads "Misfit". Was that a bar or some other business?
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