June 5, 2013
retronewyork:

25 penn station, nyc by Nick DeWolf Photo Archive on Flickr.

retronewyork:

25 penn station, nyc by Nick DeWolf Photo Archive on Flickr.

April 27, 2013
bygoneamericana:

A 63-foot tall, 5-ton Redstone rocket displayed at Grand Central Terminal, 1957.
By Walter Sanders

bygoneamericana:

A 63-foot tall, 5-ton Redstone rocket displayed at Grand Central Terminal, 1957.

By Walter Sanders

(Source: photoblog.nbcnews.com)

April 27, 2013
retronewyork:

New York City 1960’s Rockefeller Center by Photoscream on Flickr.

retronewyork:

New York City 1960’s Rockefeller Center by Photoscream on Flickr.

April 25, 2013
realityayslum:

Alexander Alland - Canyon, New York City, c1939.

realityayslum:

Alexander Alland - Canyon, New York City, c1939.

(via goo22)

April 14, 2013
bygoneamericana:

Manhattan, 1936.
By Berenice Abbott

bygoneamericana:

Manhattan, 1936.

By Berenice Abbott

(Source: digitalgallery.nypl.org)

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Filed under: 1930s manhattan new york 
April 8, 2013
bygoneamericana:

A trio of sailors walk arm in arm down a dimly lit street near Times Square, searching vainly for fun in the curfew-quiet city. New York, 1945.
By Herbert Gehr

bygoneamericana:

A trio of sailors walk arm in arm down a dimly lit street near Times Square, searching vainly for fun in the curfew-quiet city. New York, 1945.

By Herbert Gehr

(Source: TIME)

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Filed under: 1940s new york manhattan 
April 7, 2013
historiquearchive:

Sailors bound for Manhattan, 1941

historiquearchive:

Sailors bound for Manhattan, 1941

(via 19-63)

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Filed under: manhattan 1940s new york 
April 5, 2013
theniftyfifties:

New York City, 1950. Photo by David Vestal.

theniftyfifties:

New York City, 1950. Photo by David Vestal.

(Source: greeneyes55)

March 19, 2013
retronewyork:

New York 1971 - Howard Johnson’s by Gentle***Giant on Flickr.

retronewyork:

New York 1971 - Howard Johnson’s by Gentle***Giant on Flickr.

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Filed under: manhattan new york 
March 18, 2013
retronewyork:

New York 1971 - Grand Central Station by Gentle***Giant on Flickr.

retronewyork:

New York 1971 - Grand Central Station by Gentle***Giant on Flickr.

March 17, 2013
retronewyork:

New York City 1971 - Amsterdam Ave by Gentle***Giant on Flickr.

retronewyork:

New York City 1971 - Amsterdam Ave by Gentle***Giant on Flickr.

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Filed under: manhattan new york 
March 15, 2013
bygoneamericana:

From New York Is.
By Robert Frank

bygoneamericana:

From New York Is.

By Robert Frank

(Source: The New York Times)

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Filed under: new york manhattan 
March 14, 2013
collectivehistory:

Bowery restaurant photograph for Changing New York, 1935, by Berenice Abbott (NYPL)

collectivehistory:

Bowery restaurant photograph for Changing New York, 1935, by Berenice Abbott (NYPL)

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Filed under: manhattan new york 
March 10, 2013
urbanmetaphysics:

New York City, July 1948. by William P. Gottlieb.
(library of congress)

The great days of bebop in New York.

urbanmetaphysics:

New York City, July 1948. by William P. Gottlieb.

(library of congress)

The great days of bebop in New York.

(via oldnewyork)

March 6, 2013
lapetitecole:

greeneyes55: New York 1948  Photo: Elliott Erwitt 

lapetitecole:

greeneyes55New York 1948  Photo: Elliott Erwitt 

(via modster91)