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Mad Magazine artists Al Jaffee and Will Elder, in the lunchroom at the High School for Music and Arts in New York City, 1936
Vintage Photograph from 1936 Shows Mad Magazine's Al Jaffee and Will Elder Goofing Off in a NYC High School
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This great vintage photograph shows two teenagers goofing off in the cafeteria of High School of Music & Art in Harlem back in 1936. These teenagers, All Jaffee and Will Elder, would…

Flat-Iron [i.e. Flatiron] Building, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, New York, 1902
Vintage Photograph Shows the Flatiron Building Shortly After Completion in 1902
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The Flatiron Building opened in 1902 and is one of the most significant architectural wonders in New York City. This great vintage photograph shows the building from its most famous angle…

Good for one passage over Williamsburgh Bridge on local bridge cars only. Three rides 5 cents.
When Williamsburg Bridge First Opened, You Needed One of These Paper Ticket to Cross by Trolley
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Local historical blog Ephemeral New York recently dug up this great vintage ticket from 1903 in the Museum of the City of New York's Digital Collection. Shortly after the bridge opened, you…

Cobblestone Tracks, Dumbo, Brooklyn
Dumbo's Cobblestone's May Be Removed; NYC Has Nation's Most Expensive Cigarettes; The Deuce Filming Locations in NYC
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There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. Bedford + Bowery ⇒ David Byrne Will…

America in Color: The 1920s (Full Episode)
[WATCH] Take a Peek at 1920's New York City and Others in Full Color in This Smithsonian Video
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The 1920s was an era of vibrant times and colorful characters. For the first time, we present the Roaring '20s in color, from Ford's assembly line to Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight…

March 28, 1967: Firemen at the scene a fire on a track at Grand Central Terminal, where a fire on a train of the New Haven line sent smoke billowing through the station and into the Pan Am building and prompting evacuations. “The smoke was pouring out, and people kept demanding to know when their rains were leaving,” one witness reported to The Times.
Vintage Photograph Shows FDNY on Scene of Fire at Grand Central Terminal in 1967
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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…

Sun shining through the World Trade Centers, 1972
Incredible Vintage Photograph Shows Sun Shining Through World Trade Center Towers in 1972
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This stunning photograph from 1972 shows the World Trade Center towers under construction and without interior walls, allowing the sun to pass right through them. This September 11th, 2017…

West 47th Street and 7th Avenue, Times Square, New York City, 1957
Vintage Kodachrome Photograph Shows Times Square in Full Color in 1957
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This great vintage photograph shows the intersection of West 47th Street and 7th Avenue in Times Square back in 1957, in full Kodachrome color. The view looks south down the square, with One…

New York, New York. The Spectacular Camel Billboard at Times Square, 1943
Vintage Photograph From 1943 Shows Famous "Smoking" Camel Billboard in Times Square
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Perhaps the most famous billboard to ever exist in Times Square, the Camel Cigarettes billboard used steam to fake the appearance of a smoking man. In 1941 a billboard was installed that…

School lunch
Free Lunch for All NYC Public Schools; Hillary Clinton to Launch Book Tour in Union Square; Lindy Hop Roots in Harlem
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There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. 6sqft ⇒ New Renderings and…