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N.Y. Linen: 1938
1938. "New York, New York. A scene on East 62nd Street." Showing the vans of New York Linen Supply, seen here earlier, and a gasometer, or gas holder, from the era of "city gas." Acetate negative by Sheldon Dick for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Scene from The Godfather
Any minute, I expect to see Sonny Corleone jump out of a car and start beating his brother-in-law Carlo with a trash can lid!
The end of the street
So that's what the thing at the street is ... a gas tank? At first I thought it was something under construction because I couldn't tell if that was scaffolding or trussing surrounding it.
[It's a telescoping gas holder. - Dave]
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