Thank you Ryan! I was born on the lower East Side in 1950. My Grandparents on my father's side settled there at the turn of the century. I've spent many days and hours in this great city and many things have changed, yet so many things have remained the same.
Having never set foot in New York, that's a very cool way to view it. I'm sure much of it has been torn down or bulldozed for "progress". I find the architecture from that era much more appealing than today's creations.
wow everyone looks like they were having fun even during war time and a depression. it just proof that we can make it as a country through the hard times ahead.
very cool...my folks always talk about the "simpler" times and I kinda came in on the tail end of that and can see what I missed....seems like every day nowadays is a sprint to the finish
went there a few years ago. amazing town some of that stuff is still there the empire state building is way up there ! can`t imagine sitting on a I beam or working on it up there ? great pictures
Man this is cool stuff, notice the guys on lunch break building the rockefeller building, look at the guy on the right, wonder what was in the bottle he was drinking, if i had to sit on a metal beam that high up i know what i'd be drinking,lol. Thats when men were men! Thanks Ryan.
On the contrary, most of it is still up. I lived on 116th St in Harlem and it was an Italian enclave then. A few blocks over and it was all Irish. The only reason the apartment complexes where I lived were torn down was because they built a school there. Harlem has been revived and has become quite a nice community again with the residence taking pride in their neighborhoods, as it was back it the day.
I allway`s like watchin old movie`s from the 30`s to see all the back ground.Man those shots were so cool,thanks for the cool OT.And man that Pinocchio float sure woulden`t be P.C. today lol.
What's pictures without music, Frank Sinatra, New York New York .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HfWkbSis4U&feature=related
A very similar photo exists, taken by same photographer Charles Ebbets with the same construction workers taking a nap after lunch. Some "experts" say the photos were staged and the workers never relaxed while up on top, but they still had big br*** balls. Here is the link (second photo from the top) http://photosthatchangedtheworld.com/lunchtime-atop-a-skys****er/
Very Cool, I grew up on the East Coast and have been to "The city" many, many times, a lot of it still looks like this. Although I do see one problem: it says 1930 but there's a `47-48 Fleetline (or Pontiac) in this picture... OK, I'm too retarted to post it.... it's... 1930s - Children Playing on Lower Manhattan Sidewalk by Walfred Moisio http://flickr.com/photos/40045986@N00/2347400927/in/set-72157604179477029/
I really like the Charles Cushman Photograph collection from the 30s. http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/browse/yearBrowse.jsp
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