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Haunting Old NYC Crime Scenes and Infamous Hoarders at the Municipal Archives Building
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1964: Flamenco at Club 169 on Allen Street, which, as described by The Times, was a “onetime speakeasy on the lower East Side,” and which was on a mission to combat “juvenile delinquency,” limiting its membership to those from ages 16 to 21. “The hardest drink in the house,” read a caption to another photo, “is a 15-cent root beer.” Photo: Sam Falk/The New York Times
The Lively Morgue Vintage Photograph of Underage Dance Hall 'Club 169' from 1964
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Let’s have a look at ritzy Fifth Avenue. All the postcards depict scenes from about 1900 – 1935. Fifth Avenue has a long association with wealth and privilege. Several of these postcards capture the shifting tide of commercial intrusion into a neighborhood once dominated by private residences. As we look over the avenue, the one thing you will notice is how much traffic, both pedestrian and vehicular, increased after the 1920’s. We’ll start south and work our way north.
Vintage Postcards from Old New York in the Early 20th Century
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The secret Chinatown most New Yorkers don't know about
The Secret Chinatown Most New Yorkers Don't Know About
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The history behind New York City’s missing subway lines
The Complicated History Behind New York City's Missing Subway Lines
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Staten Island Ferry's John F. Kennedy Ferryboat, the Oldest Operating Boat in the Fleet
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Entrance to Mount Prospect Park
Atlas Obscura Covers Mount Prospect Park, Brooklyn's Second Highest Point
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Lower East Side's Tenement Museum Allowing Photography One Day Only at Upcoming Snapshot Event
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Upper West Side 1977
Vintage Film Shows the Upper West Side's Street Life Back in March 1977
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Corona: The Early Years
New Photo Book Explored the History of Corona, Queens in Detail
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