Vintage Photograph Shows a Streetside Peanut Stand on West 42nd Street Circa 1900

Peanut stand, West 42nd St., New York circa 1900
Peanut stand, West 42nd St., New York circa 1900
Photo: LOC

Captured around 1900, this great vintage photograph shows a vendor selling roasted peanuts to two kids from his street-side peanut stand. Though labeled as West 42nd Street, it's tough to place exactly where this spot would be today as nearly every structure between Times Square and the Hudson river has been replaced since that time. Check out the specimen page on the Library of Congress for more information on the photograph.

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Located on the Upper West Side on Amsterdam and 78th Street, White Gold Butchers is an upscale butcher shop from James Beard award-winner and Michelin-starred chef April Bloomfield. Besides being a fully functioning, whole-animal butcher shop, White Gold also opens daily for casual dining during the day, and table service at night. In this short video from Eater, watch as The Meat Show host Nick Solares tries what he considers to be the best breakfast sandwich in New York City.

While The Meat Show's host Nick Solares unabashedly enjoys luxury dry-aged prime and Wagyu steaks, he also has a love for affordable, simple comfort foods like cheeseburgers and breakfast sandwiches. Chef-driven versions of these dishes often fall short of the mark. But at White Gold Butchers, Michelin-starred chef April Bloomfield’s butcher shop and restaurant, our host finds his favorite sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich. Watch the video above to see how this butcher shop grinds pork shoulder to make the sausage, how the sandwich come together on the griddle, and Solares’ explanation as to why it is so compelling.

Check Out This Great Aerial Video Capture of Coney Island, Brooklyn

Local YouTube aerial video channel DroneFanatic recently captured and published this great video showing the quiet, off-season neighborhood of Coney Island, Brooklyn from above. While most videos in this neighborhood focus solely on the amusement parks and boardwalk, this video shows other, lesser-known parts of the neighborhood as well as the highlights. Check it out!