A PAST PRESERVED-In the Shadow of the Twin Gas Tanks, on E. 110th St.
Posted: June 15, 2020 Filed under: Angela's picture galleries, But Not Forgotten!, digital photography, East Harlem, Italian Americans, Italian East Harlem, New York City, NEW YORK ITALIANS, Tenements, Vintage Photography | Tags: gas tank, gas tanks 8 CommentsMy dad and his family, on the roof , at 346 E. 110th St. circa 1932. 1939 NYC Municipal tax photo of 346 E. 110th St. My dad, Albert, with my son, Albert. Empty lot at 346 E. 110th. (2004) The empty lot that once was 346 East 110th Street. A new building stands here today. On the roof of 346 E. 110th St. circa 1932 Empty lot of 346 & 344 E. 110th St. April of 2006. New buildings at 346-344 & 342 E. 110th St. 2016 East 110th Street, near 1st Ave. (side of building) 2006 April of 2006. Near the empty lot where 346 E. 110th once stood. On the roof of 346 E. 110th. circa 1932. The twin gas tanks on East 110th. 1920’s 304 E.110th. (2006) This is the same type of tenement as 346 was.
Although this is not located in East Harlem, I thought you would like to see a high-definition example of how huge these gas tanks were! I found this image on shorpy.com
The 2 large blue circles depict the twin gas tanks on East 110th, near 1st Ave.
East Harlem Aerial-circa 1950’s. Notice the twin gas tanks looming high above the new housing projects in the background.
THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDES of ITALIAN HARLEM!
Posted: June 11, 2020 Filed under: Angela's picture galleries, brides of east harlem, East Harlem, Italian Americans, Italian East Harlem, New York City, NEW YORK ITALIANS, Vintage Photography | Tags: bride, bride for a day, brides of east harlem, brides of italian harlem, vintage brides, vintage photographs, wedding day 10 CommentsMy aspiration to one day wear a glorious white wedding dress, started way back in the late 1960’s-early 1970’s. In 1966, my family moved out of East Harlem, and settled up in the Bronx. When I was a little girl, living in City Island, we lived close by to a catering hall, known then as The Lido. On the weekends, the limousines would roll up in front of the Lido, and, along with them, came the beautiful brides! I was so in awe of these beautiful, “princess-like” women! They looked as if they were floating on air! I thought to myself, how wonderful it must be to actually be a bride! Well, I guess that’s normal for little girls, right? I mean, looking forward to one’s wedding day, and the opportunity to look like a true princess, is something that most girls dream about…whether in secret or not! Ha! 🙂
Ok, fast forward to this past month! I was thinking about how nice it would be to commemorate the beautiful brides that once lived in East Harlem, during a time when it was primarily an Italian community. I thought I would dedicate a page to this theme, but for now, I will post on my main page for all my readers to see. I noticed that when I post on one of the dozen other pages that I have on this website, my subscribers do not receive an email notification about the new post. But, when I post on my main page- which is this one- all of my subscribers receive news about the post! So, after I post the photo gallery of gorgeous East Harlem brides, I will create a special page, in which I can update it whenever someone shares bridal photos with me. Having said that, if you have a scanned, high-definition vintage wedding photo, or photos, of either yourself, or relatives that once lived in East Harlem-when they got married, do send them to me! Please don’t send me a “photo of a photo,” as the definition will be compromised, and it won’t do the photo justice. Oh… and although I didn’t get married when I lived in the old neighborhood, I thought I’d add my wedding photo in the mix! Enjoy! My email is italianharlem@gmail.com
Without further ado, here come the brides!!! 🙂


































Angela’s Images & Items for Sale!
Posted: June 10, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentDid you know that I have a dedicated page on this website, where I offer image items for sale? Go check it out! It’s a work in progress. I will be adding new items for sale, as I move forward. I’ll keep you posted! Also, when you are on that page, keep scrolling down the page. If you want a different size print, than the one I have posted, just let me know. I can accommodate many different price points.😊
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