Category Archives: New York
20 Amazing Photos Showing the Interior of New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1903
The original Waldorf-Astoria was among America’s first big hotels. When it was built during the Victorian era, and for years thereafter, it was considered the finest hotel in the world — and it soon became the most famous, for its reputation was carried wherever civilization had spread, and even where only explorers had gone. TheContinue reading “20 Amazing Photos Showing the Interior of New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1903”
73 Amazing Photographs of New York City During the Late 1970s
There is a strong current of nostalgia for the late ’70s, even among those who never lived through it — the era when the city was edgy and dangerous, when women carried Mace in their purses, when even men asked the taxi driver to wait until they’d crossed the 15 feet to the front doorContinue reading “73 Amazing Photographs of New York City During the Late 1970s”
30 Vintage Polaroids Give a Look Inside Brooklyn Apartments During the Late 1970s
From January of 1978 to April of 1979, photographer Dinanda Nooney photographed around 200 homes, coming out with nearly 2000 photos of Brooklynites in their natural habitats. These photographs – the people, the architecture, the decor, the crazy ’70s outfits – are hands-down-amazing, and hammer home the point that there have been cool people livingContinue reading “30 Vintage Polaroids Give a Look Inside Brooklyn Apartments During the Late 1970s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 8
The 1920s (pronounced “nineteen-twenties”) was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. In America, it is frequently referred to as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”, while in Europe the period is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Twenties”[1] because of the economic boom following World WarContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 8”
22 Fantastic Photos of Fans at 1973 Summer Jam Rock Festival at Watkins Glen
The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen was a 1973 rock festival which once received the Guinness Book of World Records entry for “Largest audience at a pop festival.” An estimated 600,000 rock fans came to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway outside Watkins Glen, New York, on July 28, 1973, to see the Allman BrothersContinue reading “22 Fantastic Photos of Fans at 1973 Summer Jam Rock Festival at Watkins Glen”
Bob Dylan’s Early Days in New York: 17 Intimate Photos of 20-Year-Old Folk Singer Inside His First Apartment
In November 1961, Bob Dylan was just 20 years old, a young folk Singer on the cusp of fame. His first paid performances, at Gerde’s Folk City in New York’s Greenwich Village, were starting to attract interest. His first review had just come out, a surprising rave in the New York Times, which said, “Mr.Continue reading “Bob Dylan’s Early Days in New York: 17 Intimate Photos of 20-Year-Old Folk Singer Inside His First Apartment”
17 Fantastic Photos of 1930s New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the state of New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. LocatedContinue reading “17 Fantastic Photos of 1930s New York City”
15 Classic Photos of New York Moviegoers at the Cinema in the 1940s
Weegee is best known for his images of urban crime, death, and nightlife but these photographs are part of a series Weegee made in New York City theaters in the mid-1940s with infrared film. From bemused children to entwined couples, lonely sleepers to exhilarated teenage girls, this gallery of portraits constitutes a powerful, unique, andContinue reading “15 Classic Photos of New York Moviegoers at the Cinema in the 1940s”
New York in the 1950s
Immediately after World War II, New York City became known as one of the world’s greatest cities. However, after peaking in population in 1950, the city began to feel the effects of white flight to the suburbs, a downturn in industry and commerce as businesses left for places where it was cheaper and easier toContinue reading “New York in the 1950s”
