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Broadway and East 10th Street, New York City, 1911
Vintage Photograph Shows Broadway and East 10th Street in 1911
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This great vintage photograph show the view looking north up Broadway from E. 10th Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The street is full of the old trolly cars that used to run around…

Grace Church, Broadway, New York ca. 1900
Vintage Photograph Shows Grace Church in Greenwich Village Circa 1900
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The Grace Church in Greenwich Village is one of the oldest in the City, first opening in 1846. Covering most of two entire blocks between 10th and 12th Streets, Broadway and 4th Avenue, the…

Grace Church, Broadway, New York ca. 1900
This Vintage Photograph Shows Grace Church in Greenwich Village Circa 1900
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The Grace Church in Greenwich Village is one of the oldest in the City, first opening in 1846. Covering most of two entire blocks between 10th and 12th Streets, Broadway and 4th Avenue, the…

Dec. 29, 1946: “It’s a lark!” exclaimed a passenger on one of the last trips of one of New York City’s last five double-decker, open-top buses. “It’s a shame they’re taking them away. During the summer months they’d be wonderful,” the woman added. “The Fifth Avenue Coach Company had ordered the use of the old open double-deckers discontinued as of 1 p.m.,” reported The Times, which also noted that the buses had been running there since 1907 and that “some of the old machines would be sent to Argentina and Cuba,” and others would be scrapped for parts.
Vintage Photograph From 1946 Shows One of City's Last Double Decker Bus Rides Through Washington Square Park
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The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…

5th Avenue, from Washington Arch to West 8th Street, 1911
Vintage Photograph Shows 5th Avenue from Washington Arch to West 8th Street in 1911
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This great vintage photograph shows a panorama of the west side of 5th Avenue, from Washington Arch to West 8th Street, back in 1911. Here is a Google StreetView of how the view from the…

The Strand Bookstore, Greenwich Village, New York, 1938
Vintage Photograph Shows The Strand Bookstore in Greenwich Village, 1938
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In the early 20th century, Broadway in Greenwich Village was lined with dozens of independent bookstores. Over time, they either consolidated or went out of business, leaving only the…

The Eighth Avenue trolley, New York City, sharing the street with horse-drawn produce wagon and an open automobile. Downtown, looking north
Vintage Panorama Photograph From 1904 Shows Eighth Avenue Trolley and Pedestrians Downtown
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The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration has a great digital collection titled American Cities which "depicts the city, its development, and its people and their way of life…

New York 1911 (New Version) in Color [60fps, Remastered] w/added sound
[WATCH] This Colorized Video Shows All Throughout Lower Manhattan in 1911
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This great vintage film from 1911 shows street scenes from SoHo, TriBeCa, Union Square, Flatiron District, Civic Center, and more. While the color and sound are not original, they were added…