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Murray Street Fire: 1915
February 19, 1915: "Murray Street Fire" in Manhattan. Who can help us fill in the details? View full size. 5x7 glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/08/2011 - 7:33pm -

February 19, 1915: "Murray Street Fire" in Manhattan. Who can help us fill in the details? View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. "CORNERED ON THIRD FLOOR"Here's the news story from the New York Times Archive ... "The two policemen ran one block south and saw the fire in a five-story brick building a few doors west at 69 Murray Street. The ground floor was occupied by J.B. Colt Company, manufacturer of lighting fixtures, and the upper floors by the Griffin Manufacturing Company, makers of shoe polish." [Fascinating. Thanks! - Dave] (The Gallery, Fires, Floods etc., G.G. Bain, NYC)
Number Please: 1917
... on lower Broadway, one of my favorite buildings in lower Manhattan. It's just Doric order, stacked up about 22 floors. It's now the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/08/2008 - 11:29pm -

November 14, 1917. "New York Telephone." A service flag denoting 1,009 telephone employees in the armed forces. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. From 1917, a New York Times article on service flags. Service Flag My dad was an employee at the Western Electric works in Chicago (drawing cable) when he entered service in WWII in the USAAF. So this service flag made me think of him. When he entered, the company stated he could have his position back upon his return - I recall seeing a letter saying so. They were true to their word. So employed after the war, plus the benefits of the GI Bill to get a formal education, saw him becoming an Engineer and finally retiring from WE with 40+ years under his belt. Amazing times then. Would a company today offer anything like that guarantee? AT & T BuildingThat looks like the AT&T Building, on lower Broadway, one of my favorite buildings in lower Manhattan. It's just Doric order, stacked up about 22 floors. It's now the back half of the Millenium Hotel, if I'm not mistaken, which faces (faced) the World Trade Center. There's a pyramid on the top, which held a large bronze statue of a lady holding lightning bolts. That statue is now in the lobby of the new Philip Johnson AT&T building on 53rd St. Make that IonicOn second look, it seems to be Ionic. How ironic. (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, WWI)
Liberty: 1919
... was a banker earning $5000 per annum working for Chase Manhattan Bank 18 Pine Street NYC. Sometime after this Elizabeth and Ernest ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/26/2012 - 11:46am -

Washington, D.C., 1919. "Fourth of July tableau on the Ellipse -- 'Columbia,' 'Liberty' and dancers." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Traveling LightI guess Lady liberty leaves the tablet with the law at home when she makes a field trip. Elizabeth Heitmuller and Jean Goral Washington Post, July 5, 1919. World Hails Peace in Gala Fourth Here Elaborate Floats Reviewed by Cheering Crowd of 100,000. … Fifty elaborate floats, representing 40 nations and 10,000 persons participated in the great peace procession, which filed past the east front of the Capitol where the grand climax of the festival was held. Peace, the predominating note in the victory parade, was the foremost float and typified the return of the conquering American heroes in the pursuits of peace. … The United States float was escorted by a band of American Indians, headed by Register of the Treasury Teehee, a Cherokee Indian. Miss Jean Goral impersonated Liberty, associated with a group of five young women representing the Arts. Miss Elizabeth Heitmuller, the winner of the Golden Apple prize at the Masonic ball, as Columbia, had about her nine young women, representing groups of states. Three indians formed the third group. As the American float passed over the car tracks at the Peace Monument, a rear wheel gave way. Miss Heitmuller narrowly escaped being thrown from her seat 20 feet above the pavement. Miss Dorothy Shaw, one of the young women representing the States, was hurled to the street, but was uninjured. After some delay the occupants of the float were taken in automobiles to the east front of the Capitol, where they participated in the spectacular tableaux. A gem of a notionHmmm! Looks like that's Ms Columbia's real hair. Wow. Soon to be Mrs. LoveElizabeth R Heitmuller was born on January 31st 1891 to Anton ( b Washington DC 1860) and Dora(thea) Roeder ( b Maryland 1867), she was one of six children Anton (b 3rd March 1887 d 21 Sept 1888, George (b Jan 17th 1889 d April 1965), Marion (b 1893), Stuart (b 1895 d Jan 1987 and Ralph (b 1898). On November 5th 1919 she married Ernest T Love (b Hamilton VA 24th May 1885), they had 2 children Elizabeth (b 1924) and Ernest ( b 1929). In the 1940 census the family were living at 175 Gramercy Place, Glen Rock, Bergen NJ, Ernest was a banker earning $5000 per annum working for Chase Manhattan Bank 18 Pine Street NYC. Sometime after this Elizabeth and Ernest moved to Albuquerque where Ernest died on Mar 1st 1966, Elizabeth died in Anchorage AK on January 1st 1981. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, July 4, Patriotic)
The Blizzard: 1899
... a group of smokestacks which _might_ be the Hudson & Manhattan RR powerhouse in Jersey City, seen from an angle such that only three ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/26/2015 - 12:21pm -

New York, 1899. "Dumping snow carts at the river after a blizzard." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. In The First Half Of The Last CenturyOn December 26 & 27,1947, in NYC, there was a Blizzard that dropped 26.4 inches of snow and paralyzed all the Boroughs. We've had other Storms, and another one is on the way as well, but that one really impressed me, I was almost 15 Years old at the time. I remember that my Father had an awful toothache on that Saturday. At that time it was not unusual for a Dentist's Office to be located in his home. Having no phone Dad trekked about a mile to a Dentist that he knew might be home and it worked. He paid the guy $5.00 to pull the tooth. Putting it in perspective, a filling cost $2.00. Looking at a foot of snow todayVery timely. New York hasn't dumped snow into the river for some time now. The road salt and motor oil are bad for the health of the watershed. Instead the City plows the snow into huge piles to get it out of the way. Later on they move it to a holding area where it's shoveled into an snow melter machine. The salty, oily water is dumped into the sanitary sewer system where it will get processed along with the sewage. http://nyctheblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/where-does-all-that-snow-go.html Gaslight EraNote the gas lamp streetlight on the extreme left. The distinctive buildings on the far shore may be enough for one of our "Shorpy Detectives" to identify the exact site. The building with the tall tower _might_ be the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Hoboken Terminal, with the tower being viewed on a diagonal so that its open "bell" story above the clocks cannot be seen. At the extreme far left, there's a group of smokestacks which _might_ be the Hudson & Manhattan RR powerhouse in Jersey City, seen from an angle such that only three of the four stacks are visible. I'd like to hear from the "real" Shorpy detectives as to what that actually is......I will not be surprised if I am not even on the correct river. (The Gallery, DPC, Horses, NYC)
All Along the El: 1900
Manhattan circa 1900. "The Bowery, New York." The tracks of the Third Avenue El ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/25/2017 - 11:05am -

Manhattan circa 1900. "The Bowery, New York." The tracks of the Third Avenue El passing the Bowery Savings Bank. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. El gone, bankers too.Now it is a wedding venue. http://capitaleny.com/architecture/ Forney-type Steam LocomotiveThis is a Forney-type steam locomotive which does not have a separate tender for the coal bunker and the water tank. Instead, the coal and water are carried on an extension of the locomotive frame. The extension is supported by a swiveling truck. This swiveling truck is quite different from the trailing truck seen on more conventional steam locomotives. Casperfeld & ClevelandFrom The World, December 14, 1894. "We have the largest stock of diamonds in the world. You can save 50 per cent by purchasing diamonds from us. We are the original diamond cutters in this country. We cut the prices of diamonds, and this is the only diamond cutting the purchasers appreciate. During the panic we bought diamonds for spot cash at our own price, and, combined with our very low rent and moderate expense, that is why we can and are selling at such phenomenally low prices. For the price of car fare you can behold the grandest display of diamonds and watches you ever saw, and feast your eyes upon diamonds to the value of millions of dollars." (The Gallery, DPC, NYC, Railroads)
Pennsy Parthenon: 1909
Manhattan circa 1909. "New Pennsylvania Station, New York, N.Y." The Beaux-Arts ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/31/2017 - 4:54pm -

Manhattan circa 1909. "New Pennsylvania Station, New York, N.Y." The Beaux-Arts behemoth whose demolition in 1963 lit a fire under the nation's armchair architects. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Hold your HorsesWhile I was working in the Hotel Pennsylvania (where that hole is in the foreground) a few years ago, I realized that the bulk of the construction material for the Station, and the hotel, were brought there by horse and wagon. Now look at the size of the building materials. Did you know?That it took about nine years to build the station. It was completed about a year after this picture was taken. The building itself covers about 8 acres and is about 1150 ft. tall. When the station was demolished in 1963, only the above ground portion was torn down. The train tracks and lower platforms still exist. This is now the site of Madison Square Garden and the Penn Hotel. [Over a thousand feet tall? I definitely did not know that. - Dave] The size of itThe size and scale of the building becomes really apparent when compared to the men working on the roof. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC, Railroads)
Metropolis Rising: 1900
Manhattan circa 1900. "New York's business district from the Woodbridge ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/10/2017 - 3:16pm -

Manhattan circa 1900. "New York's business district from the Woodbridge Building." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. Lots to see here!The Woodbridge Building stood on the east side of William Street, between Platt and John Streets, so we are looking south along William Street at the left-hand edge of the photo. The dark colored building with the nifty brick gables (and a guy leaning out of the top story window) is the Wolfe Building of 1896, designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh (better known for his designs for the Plaza Hotel and the Dakota Apartments). It was an unusually narrow building designed in the seldom used Flemish (or German) Renaissance style. To the right of center, in the background, is the slender Gillender Building of 1896-97, with its telescoping blocks capped by a little square domed tower. This one stood at the northwest corner of Wall and Nassau Streets. It was designed by Berg and Clark and demolished very early (in 1910!) to make way for the Bankers Trust Building with its stepped tower based on the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. To its left you can see the twin domes of the Commercial Cable Building (also built 1897) by Gooch and Harding, which stood at 20 Broad Street, right next door to the New York Stock Exchange. Needless to say, all three buildings, like the Woodbridge Building itself, have been demolished, along with a great deal else in this photograph. So what's going up behind the Wolfe?I assume all the chewing gum and baling wire on the roof is indicative of ongoing construction (and it looks like all the windows are not yet in place, either). Identifying the new neighbor might help us narrow down the year of the photograph, as well. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC)
Lux Nocturna: 1933
January 6, 1933. "Manhattan from St. George Hotel in Brooklyn to financial district, night view." ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/19/2016 - 1:33pm -

January 6, 1933. "Manhattan from St. George Hotel in Brooklyn to financial district, night view." 5x7 acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. A Gershwin momentI'm sure this is what he had in mind when he wrote Rhapsody in Blue (or, if not, it's what he SHOULD've had in mind). World-famous indoor swimming poolI stayed in the St. George several times as an Army brat going and coming from Germany. The military had a contract to provide lodging for in-transit military families. The one thing I remember most is the huge basement swimming pool at the St. George. As I recall, that was quite a calling card back in the '50s. I remember it being very dark and reeking of chlorine. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner, NYC)
Field of Tweens: 1906
Manhattan circa 1906. "Boys' playground, Central Park, New York." 8x10 inch dry ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/23/2018 - 9:36pm -

Manhattan circa 1906. "Boys' playground, Central Park, New York." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Did girls have their own... separate-but-equal playground? I'm betting not, but would be happy to learn that they did. Girls' playgroundYes, there were girls' playgrounds. They were the same as boys' playgrounds except they added small swings, sandboxes, and more space for free play. Modern playgrounds most closely resemble girls' playgrounds. Girls' SportsWhen we were kids, girls' basketball was a joke. You were assigned onto the offensive or defensive side of the court, and weren't allowed to cross it, could only dribble twice before passing. Sweating, after all, was unladylike. I watch girls' and women's basketball today and shake my head, amazed that we wasted so much talent and stifled so many dreams. (The Gallery, DPC, Kids, NYC, Sports)
Bronx Saloon: c. 1908
... a bartender in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The arrival of Prohibition in 1920 put Edward Hawley Ingles out of ... 
 
Posted by truenorth64 - 12/08/2010 - 2:04pm -

My great grandfather (shown front and center, I don't know who the man with the moustache is) briefly owned a saloon at the corner of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. It is said that he was so distraught after the death of his 10 year old son in 1909 that he sold this bar and went back to being a bartender in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The arrival of Prohibition in 1920 put Edward Hawley Ingles out of the saloon business for good. He died in 1926 at the age of 52. View full size. Distantly RelatedI did a google search and came up with your photo. He was the father of Hazel Kathryn Ingles who married Harold Dexter Miller. Harold was the son of Albert Russel "Bert" Miller, who was married to Inez Maude Prough, my mother's aunt. There is a Revolutionary War lineage through the Prough line. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Doc Dembling: 1935
... behind the counter of his drugstore at 60 W 8th St in Manhattan NYC, around 1935. I have the feeling this picture may have been taken ... 
 
Posted by Nicholas West - 09/19/2011 - 7:57pm -

Here is my paternal grandfather, William C. Dembling, behind the counter of his drugstore at 60 W 8th St in Manhattan NYC, around 1935. I have the feeling this picture may have been taken by my father, but I have no way of knowing for sure. A full-fledged pharmacist and medicinal chemist, "Doc" Dembling was a well known and well loved fixture of the Greenwich Village of the 1930s. He treated for free many a hangover, and a few more serious ailments, for lots of the penniless artists and other characters (many of them nefarious) who roamed the Village during the depths of the Depression. His shop also included a busy soda fountain and sandwich counter. Doc was also known to have done a little...er...private manufacture of "spirits" during Prohibition. He was quite a character. My father resembled him strongly but kept all his hair until his dying day. I have always regretted never meeting my grandfather, but alas he passed away in 1941, quite a few years before my birth. He was by all accounts a gentle, kind and generous soul. I intend to post a few more pics of his extremely well stocked drugstore; a classic small New York business of the 1930s. View full size. Time machine, pleaseI would love to go back and step into his shop. He looks like a great guy to have around! A gentle soul indeed!Your grandfather looks inviting, as if one could almost hear him say, "Come on in! Glad to see you!" and one would believe that he actually meant it. You don't see that too much these days in stores. As you leave Doc Dembley'sAs you leave Doc Dembley's, cross 8th and walk east you will come to 31 W. 8th, and if you're hungry for a hot pastrami on rye, with a dill pickle and some potato salad, for instance, you will be in the right place. Davis's (aka 8th St) Delicatessen. That was my grandfather's, or grandparents', place. I believe they operated it from around 1937/38 to maybe 1965. It seems likely to me that our grandparents knew each other. Sigh. Where is that darned time machine, anyway? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Stores & Markets)
Gloria Vanderbilt: 1924-2019
... and of jet-set romances, died on Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 95. — New York Times January 1955. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/20/2019 - 1:50pm -

        Gloria Vanderbilt, the society heiress who stitched her illustrious family name into designer jeans and built a $100 million fashion empire, crowning her tabloid story of a child-custody fight, of broken marriages and of jet-set romances, died on Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 95. — New York Times January 1955. "Socialite Gloria Vanderbilt in her New York City apartment with Stanislas and Christopher, her sons by conductor husband Leopold Stokowski." Color transparency from photos for the Look magazine assignment "Gloria Vanderbilt Builds a New Life." View full size. ChristopherAmong the dramas of Gloria Vanderbilt's almost unbelievably dramatic life, she was estranged from her son Christopher Stokowski for nearly four decades. There was a reported but unpublicized reconciliation after Anderson Cooper's documentary on his mother, which had little to say about Christopher, was shown in 2016. I've never seen a photo of Gloria with all four of her sons together. (Kodachromes, Kids, LOOK, NYC)
Zone of Quiet: 1925
... saw a sign exactly like that on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, next to a hospital. I've always wondered how the police would ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/06/2017 - 2:35pm -

January 1925. Washington, D.C. "Wardman Motor Co. and Carlton Garage, 1108-14 Vermont Avenue." Dealer in Willys-Knight and Overland cars. We take our title from the sign on the lamppost: ZONE OF QUIET: ALL UN­NECESSARY NOISES PROHIBITED. 8x10 glass negative, National Photo Co. View full size. A long lost friend!Nearly empty milk bottle out on the windowsill to keep cool. [Plus another one over at the Burlington! - Dave] Kudos! Finding the second bottle at the Burlington takes a sharp eye! (Brief round of polite applause.) [Please, no applause -- just throw money. - Dave] Unnecessary Noise ProhibitedI once saw a sign exactly like that on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, next to a hospital. I've always wondered how the police would enforce that regulation. Would an officer approach an offender and say: "Was that noise really necessary? Because if not, I'm gonna have to book you!" Still can hear my Dad holleringfor leaving an inch of milk in the bottle. Why didn't you just finish it?? (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
The Corner: 1905
... is - the single most expensive piece of real estate in Manhattan, it is highly unusual that a taller building was replaced by a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2018 - 4:08pm -

New York circa 1905. "J.P. Morgan building, 23 Wall Street at Broad." The Drexel Building, eclipsed by its gilded tenant at the nexus of the financial universe. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. A Rare Case of ReplacementThis building was replaced by a new home for J. P. Morgan & Co. designed by Trowbridge and Livingston and built 1913-1914. The new building is only three stories high (some accounts include the basement as a fourth story), which makes it significantly lower than the six-story predecessor building shown here. Considering that this probably was - and very likely still is - the single most expensive piece of real estate in Manhattan, it is highly unusual that a taller building was replaced by a shorter one. The Morgan Bank was so supremely confident of its place in the financial world that it never put any kind of sign indicating its name on the new building's exterior. It is worth noting that Trowbridge and Livingston also designed the buildings that occupy two other corners at the intersection of Broad Street and Wall Street: the Bankers Trust Building (1910-1912) and the New York Stock Exchange Addition (1920-1922). This same architecture firm also designed the skyscraper that "wraps around" around the Morgan Bank Building (and is now physically connected to it), the Equitable Trust Building of 1927. Drexel or Morgan?The Drexel Building was named when J.P. Morgan was still the junior partner of Drexel, Morgan & Co. When Anthony Drexel Jr died, Morgan reorganized as J.P.Morgan & Co. He posted the new name in stone above the door, but the Drexel heirs still owned the building, so the name stayed. There's a thorough history of the building here. I see what you're doingOf all the people that stopped their motion long enough to be clearly displayed in this exposure, the man on the extreme left seems to be staring at the photographer. His visage has an eerie look to it. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC)
City Hall Park: 1910
Manhattan circa 1910. "Park Place (City Hall Park) and New York City Hall." ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/07/2019 - 12:07pm -

Manhattan circa 1910. "Park Place (City Hall Park) and New York City Hall." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Note the subway entrancesThis is the location of City Hall Station. A beautifully designed and decorated subway station that used to be part of the 6 (East Side) line. See https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_East_Side_Line and especially https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Station:_City_Hall_(IRT_East_Side_Line) The two entrance kiosks are no longer present, having been removed and the street penetrations paved over. Shown at the bottom of the photo is a grid of small squares. These are glass bricks, acting as a skylight over the station. A tour is available to members of the New York Transit Museum. The People Ride in a Hole in the GroundTo the left of City Hall can be seen the entrances to the original City Hall subway station , which closed in 1945. I was lucky to join a NY Transit Museum tour of this magnificent space many years ago and highly recommend it. If you can't get tickets for the organized tour (they sell out very quickly), here's a way you can at least get a quick glance: if you stay on the downtown number 6 train past the Brooklyn Bridge terminus, the train uses the abandoned station to turn around and head back uptown. If the lights in the abandoned loop station are on, it's a great view. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC)
You Better Watch Out: 1940
... The New York Times, for 30 x 22 prints to decorate its new Manhattan headquarters. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/18/2007 - 11:43pm -

February 1940. A roadside snowball fight in Chillicothe, Ohio. View full size. 35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein. A reminder from the Shorpy Art Store: Place your order soon for regular delivery by December 25. We also have an Express Mail delivery option. Recent distinguished purchaser: The New York Times, for 30 x 22 prints to decorate its new Manhattan headquarters. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Kids)
In a Jiffy: 1942
... in the early part of the war. Imagine driving in Manhattan traffic with no streetlights, all buildings dark, and it being ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2016 - 2:22pm -

November 1942. New York. "Nurse training. Hospital preparations for air raids involve the training of street accident units for increased efficiency. Nurses wear coat and skirt that can be put on over uniform in a jiffy." Medium format nitrate negative by Fritz Henle for the Office of War Information. View full size. Street accident units?I minored in Emergency Health Services in college and somehow never heard anything about street accident units or anything similar during WWII. Can't find anything meaningful about them online either. Seems like one of the many forgotten stories from the homefront efforts in the war. Blackouts = AccidentsI don't know how prevalent they were, but they were definitely needed in many areas owing to the blackout regulations in the early part of the war. Imagine driving in Manhattan traffic with no streetlights, all buildings dark, and it being illegal to turn on your headlights. (The Gallery, Fritz Henle, NYC, WW2)
Man About Town: c. 1920s
My grandfather strolls down Madison Avenue in Manhattan, near the corner of 44th St. on a sunny day in the 1920s. View full ... 
 
Posted by thomas - 02/02/2011 - 9:11am -

My grandfather strolls down Madison Avenue in Manhattan, near the corner of 44th St. on a sunny day in the 1920s. View full size. Super FlySo casual, so stylish, so confident. Thanks for posting. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Corporate Canyon: 1941
October 1941. "Skyline of Midtown Manhattan from Radio City (Rockefeller Center)." Medium format negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/16/2020 - 1:40pm -

October 1941. "Skyline of Midtown Manhattan from Radio City (Rockefeller Center)." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Saks Fifth Avenue et al.This view looks east-southeast across Fifth Avenue to the flagship department store of Saks Fifth Avenue, designed by Starrett and Van Vleck and completed in 1924. Beyond it is the mostly blank west facade of 444 Madison Avenue, a work of Kohn, Vitola & Knight (1931). Formerly known as the Newsweek Building, this 42-story skyscraper is now blocked from view by the Swiss Bank Tower. 444 Madison has featured three illuminated "Burberry" signs at the top since 2009, so its swankiness is still intact. Although we cannot see it, St. Patrick's Cathedral lies hidden directly behind the tall building at the far left. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, NYC)
Trash Talk: 1938
... View full size. In the beginning In the '60s in Manhattan (and presumably in the other boroughs as well), in every alley and on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/06/2018 - 9:39am -

New York, 1938. "Woman and girls at the back of an apartment house on East 63rd Street." Medium format negative by Sheldon Dick. View full size. In the beginningIn the '60s in Manhattan (and presumably in the other boroughs as well), in every alley and on nearly every side street reposed metal trash cans dented and deformed in the course of decades of vigorous refuse collection. Here is proof that once, indeed, they were shiny and new. Hooda thunk it? (The Gallery, NYC, Sheldon Dick)
The Yates: 1905
... and demolished in 1971, "the most elegant hotel outside Manhattan" is now a parking lot. View full size. Urban Renewal Ah ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/28/2017 - 3:35pm -

1905. "Yates Hotel, Syracuse, N.Y." Opened in 1892 and demolished in 1971, "the most elegant hotel outside Manhattan" is now a parking lot. View full size. Urban RenewalAh yes, the razing of old buildings were rampant in the 1970s. I remember an old, beautiful Paramount theater here in my city that was razed for a parking lot. It was a sad day. Many people realized we were losing a historic building and protested about its destruction, but were ignored. Finally in the late 1980s, city council members admitted what was done in the 1970s was wrong, for tearing the theater down, and vowed to try in the future to preserve what is left of some of our old buildings. Anyway, the Yates was a beautiful building and I hope someone managed to salvage the gorgeous stained glass transoms from being demolished. (The Gallery, DPC, Syracuse)
Three Tall Ships: 1903
New York circa 1903. "Manhattan from under the Brooklyn Bridge." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/26/2017 - 12:23pm -

New York circa 1903. "Manhattan from under the Brooklyn Bridge." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. +101Below is the same view from November of 2004. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, NYC)
A Walk on the Water: 1907
New York circa 1907. "Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/16/2013 - 9:16am -

New York circa 1907. "Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, DPC, NYC)
KP Cutups: 1943
... organization that has operated on the Upper East Side of Manhattan since 1895 helping waves of new immigrants adjust to life in the US. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/18/2017 - 1:52pm -

August 1943. Arden, N.Y. "Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp service. Campers help with the kitchen work." Photo by Gordon Parks, Office of War Information. View full size. Union Settlement CampsAs so often happens with Shorpy photos this one led me down a fascinating rabbit hole. Camp Gaylord White was one of 3 established in 1917 by NY's Union Settlement Association , a still active organization that has operated on the Upper East Side of Manhattan since 1895 helping waves of new immigrants adjust to life in the US. The camps were Camp Nathan Hale for boys, Camp Gaylord White for girls and Camp Ellen Marvin for mothers and young children. The camps exposed tens of thousands of inner-city youngsters, from 1917 to the 1960s, to the natural world. (The Gallery, Camping, Gordon Parks)
Queensborough Bridge Centennial
... from center span. The view is of the buildings along the Manhattan side of the river. We see the FDR Driver passing under the Beekman ... 
 
Posted by Mr Mel - 06/17/2009 - 11:20am -

On May 31 I attended the 100th anniversary celebration of the opening the Queensborough 59th Street Bridge seen in previous Shorpy posts. The ceremony provided access to the upper level of the structure by invitation. It became a once in a lifetime opportunity to stand there and take pictures. This one is of the East River, taken from center span. The view is of the buildings along the Manhattan side of the river. We see the FDR Driver passing under the Beekman Place buildings, #1 Beekman Place and to the right of the greenery, the smaller building #17, the former Irving Berlin residence. View full size. Sutton PlaceThis is Sutton Place, not Beekman Place. The larger building with lawn is One Sutton Place South. The townhouse to its right is on Sutton Square. It is not the Berlin House (now the Luxembourg consulate). This is a beautiful picture with a unique perspective. Mea CulpaThe tipster is correct, it appears to be Sutton Place and not Beekman Place. The color and shape of the red building convinced me it is the Luxembourg building. This weekend I'll walk up there and take another look. Unfortunately I can't get on the bridge again to take another picture. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Potentate: 1970s
... Fleming at the Knickerbocker Cottage on 6th Avenue in Manhattan. Mecca Shrine is still very much in existence. The Potentate of a ... 
 
Posted by Knobbynah - 05/25/2012 - 10:52pm -

Potentate Arthur Krebs in the 1970s. Mecca Shrine is the first group of Shriners ever. Formed in NYC in 1872 by actor William Florence and Dr. Walter Fleming at the Knickerbocker Cottage on 6th Avenue in Manhattan. Mecca Shrine is still very much in existence. The Potentate of a Shrine is the head or President of the individual Shrine. View full size. The PERFECT combination!Shriners and Cadillacs, that is. Uniform of the DayIt looks like a few folks missed the memo on the proper Uniform of the Day. Or is there some symbolism (title, seniority etc.) to the dark jackets they are wearing? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Tanks for Nothing: 1941
... looking northwest, or relatively west with respect to the Manhattan street grid. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, NYC) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/24/2018 - 10:47am -

December 1941. "Construction work on lower part of the East River Drive. New York City." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size. Central Kips BayHaving spent at least 5 minutes exhaustively researching this, I think this photo was taken on (now) FDR Drive, between 33rd and about 30th Street. NYU's Tisch Hospital is in this spot today. The camera is looking northwest, or relatively west with respect to the Manhattan street grid. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, NYC)
Black Jack in NYC
... settled on the west side, what is now known as Chelsea, in Manhattan. This photo has generated many stories about Grandpa, and his banjo ... 
 
Posted by Elizabeth.H - 02/01/2013 - 9:01pm -

This is my grandfather, John J. Hennessy, also known as Black Jack. He's photographed just to the side of the GPO in New York City, probably in the late 50's or early 60's, note the Horn and Hardart Automat just behind him. He was quite the dapper figure, and this photo was likely taken by his partner in crime Dinny Lambert. They were both from Arklow in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, but had settled on the west side, what is now known as Chelsea, in Manhattan. This photo has generated many stories about Grandpa, and his banjo hat, seen in the photo, not to mention his pretty fantastic dress sense. We also have some amazing photos he took of his work on the subways he helped to build. I'll dig them out next. View full size. Smooth dudeGreat shot. My sister lives nearby. I will have to visit this spot and see how it looks next time I'm there. Thanks for sharing this. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Vanella 1921
... operated Vanella Funeral Chapel at 27-29 Madison Street in Manhattan. The funeral home still stands and is operated by distant relatives ... 
 
Posted by ckny54 - 02/03/2012 - 11:18pm -

This photo shows the wedding party of my great-grandparents Robert Vanella to Sadie Faranda in New York City, 1920 or 21. The best man (sitting to the bride's left) is one John Torrio. He was said to be my great-grandfather's cousin and was definitely his "business associate." Vanella, also know as Roxy Vanelli owned and operated Vanella Funeral Chapel at 27-29 Madison Street in Manhattan. The funeral home still stands and is operated by distant relatives of mine. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
800 ft. over Lexington Avenue
... on a rope from the spire of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan. Photo by Douglas Winchester 1977. Just hanging out? Why were ... 
 
Posted by Jack R. - 01/17/2012 - 12:53pm -

In this photo I am hanging on a rope from the spire of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan. Photo by Douglas Winchester 1977. Just hanging out?Why were you hanging by a rope there? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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