STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New York

Posted: July 2, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Architecture, digital photography, Just for fun, New York City, Tenements | Leave a comment
Signed copies now available!STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New YorkSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New YorkSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: ZIG ZAG RecordsSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: VESUVIO BakerySTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: SUBWAY INN
STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: ALBANESE Meats & PoultrySTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: RALPH'S Discount CitySTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: M & G DINERSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: MANHATTAN FURRIERSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: LONG ISLAND RestaurantSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: REYNOLD'S Bar
STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: ITALIAN AMERICAN GROCERYSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: IDEAL HosierySTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: DITMAS Kosher Meats & PoultrySTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: KATY'S Candy StoreSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: IDEAL DinettesSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: D. D'AURIA and Sons Pork Store
STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: CIRCO'S Pastry ShopSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: CHEYENNE DinerSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: CAFFE CAPRISTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: BRAND'S LiquorsSTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: ASCIONE'S PharmacySTORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face Of New York: PUBLIC Fish Market

STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New York, a set by James and Karla Murray Photography on Flickr.

Can you spot the East Harlem storefronts?(Albeit long gone.) Bet some of you can! Have fun!

A Rainy Day in Vintage East Harlem-Another Great Find! A window into East Harlem history, through vintage photos.

Posted: June 26, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Angela's picture galleries, digital photography, East Harlem, New York City, Tenements, Vintage Photography | 5 Comments

East 119 bw 2nd 3rd May 11 1919 nyplRainy day street photo: East 119th Street and 2nd Avenue, looking toward the 3rd Avenue elevated. May 11, 1919

Photo source: NYPL Digital Gallery

Yorkville Area, NYC-Vintage Photos and Demographics!

Posted: June 26, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Architecture, FYI, New York City, Tenements | 1 Comment

 

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East Harlem in the Jefferson Park Area:Circa 1940’s

Posted: June 26, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Italian East Harlem, New York City, Pleasant Avenue, Tenements, Thomas Jefferson Park, Vintage Photography | Leave a comment

East Harlem in the Jefferson Park Area:Circa 1940’s

East Harlem, 1948- Sanitation campaign winning block: E. 114th St.

Posted: June 23, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: East Harlem, Italian East Harlem, New York City, Tenements, Vintage Photography | Leave a comment

233 E. 114th St. dec 10 1948 hspThis photo is one of many, digitized by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. It is part of Leonard Covello’s archive. The building’s address is 233 East 114th Street. The date this photo was taken was December 10th, 1948.

Photo Source: Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Photo link: http://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/1828

116th Street And Lexington Avenue E Harlem, 1915

Posted: June 23, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Architecture, East Harlem, Italian East Harlem, New York City, Tenements, Vintage Photography | Leave a comment

East Harlem, July 9, 1915.

Interior Window: “Old Law” Tenements-New Laws for NYC’s Tenements, 1901.

Posted: June 20, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: FYI, New York City, Tenements | Leave a comment

(Excerpt from the Tenement House Commission’s rules and regulations)”…or unless such room has a sash window opening into an adjoining room in the same apartment said sash window- having at least fifteen square feet of glazed surface, being at least three feet by five feet between stop beads, and at least one-half thereof being made to open readily. An alcove opening of no less dimension than said sash window shall be deemed its equivalent.” Tenement House Law Reforms of 1901, Chapter III, Title II “Provisions applicable only to now existing Tenement Houses”, Section 79: Rooms, lighting, and ventilation…

Note: These interior windows were also known as “tuberculosis windows.” They were mandated by a 1901 New York City law, requiring that tenements have cross- ventilation in order to avoid spreading tuberculosis, as well as other respiratory diseases.

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