Monday, December 30, 2013

Vintage, NYC

New York City has always fascinated me - here's a look of how it was in the 1900's.....







The Plaza Hotel


NYC Fire Department

5th Avenue

Shipping at the East River docks


http://www.all-hd-wallpapers.com/wallpapers/architecture/317117.jpg
The Bowery


Mulberry Street


A street cleaner



Toy makers, NYC


Tenement building


http://toptravellists.net/wallpapers/2012/10/Central-Park-Photo-New-York-City-United-States-1800x2880.jpg
Beautiful ironwork - just thought I'd throw this in.
Construction workers


'Hope you enjoyed these as much as I did!
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6 comments:

  1. Gorges SmytheDecember 30, 2013 at 5:00 PM

    Neat!

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  2. MamahenDecember 30, 2013 at 8:15 PM

    Fantastic pics....loved the little guy waving in the tenement pic.......and those construction workers. made me heart skip with their feet just hanging like that...and wasn't the Plaza something to see!

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    1. ChickenmomDecember 30, 2013 at 9:16 PM

      Ah, the Plaza! I think it has been restored to it's original glory. Beautiful building!

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  3. PhilDecember 30, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    And not to pass on the opportunity to remark that if you told a decently credible statistician of that time that there would be over 12 million people living there in 2014, he would be quick to calculate and advise you that there would be horse shit a foot deep on the streets every day by 6:00pm

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  4. ChickenmomDecember 31, 2013 at 7:04 AM

    Nah - Bloomberg would have banned horses by now.... :0)

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