Vintage New York

[aragon]

Marvel Age: The City of Superheroes

The skyscrapers looked more imposing, somehow, in the black-and-white photographs from the bygone era. Perhaps it's the absence of reflective glass facades with their false sky intervals, and over-abundance of bland stone walls, maybe it's (barely visible) spiderwebs spread between the towers by the energetic Peter Parker. Maybe it's the glamorous ladies entering the glitzy clubs, or aromas from genuine Jewish Deli - either way, New York of the 20s to 60s period is a very special place indeed

Click to enlarge this is New York of 1908 as seen from the 33rd floor of the Metropolitan Life building (very rare picture)


Interior retail stalls at Washington Market in New York City in 1917. New York Word-Telegram & Sun Newspaper Collection (click to enlarge the fantastic view)

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The Lincoln Building


500 - Fifth Avenue


typical street view










Rockefeller Center

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The Building that stood before the World Trade Center:

Hudson Terminal Building covered 2 square blocks and was every bit as massive as the towers built on this space afterwards. One of the largest office building in the world. Looks quite horrifying, actually.



Here it is again, with the surroundings:



New York, 1908. Hudson Terminal Buildings at 30-50 Church Street showing cemetery and construction of elevated railway. (click to enlarge its lovely view)

100-year old skyscrapers: "still standing, and taller than anything in most towns"

Addams Express Building, 1914


New York, 1920. Exchange Court Building at 52 Broadway and Exchange Place. View full size. Photograph by Irving Underhill. Completed in 1898, the structure was rebuilt with additional floors and a modern facade in 1980-82.

[aragon]

This middle-sized (!) hotel "Edison" would've been perfect for Spider man's climbing exercises lol
Now add some color!

New York in 1941 and 1960


East River below Brooklyn Bridge. New York


From City Hall Square. The World and Tribune bldgs. New York.


South Ferry New York.


Skyscrapers Looking toward financial District from an East River pier. New York City


South Street teems with trucks , along Eastriver. New York City.

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Downtown skyscrapers from East River pier. New York


Statue of Liberty from the Battery New York harbor


Wall Street New York.


Buffalo's skyline from Coast Guard point.


Stores near corner of Broome St. and Baruch Place, Lower East Side. New York City


(South tower of Suspension Bridge) The South tower from center of suspension span. American span of 1000 - Islands bridge.


Tower of Brooklyn Bridge from South St. Manhattan

[friendlygal786]

great work! loved viewing them all...

[RAHEN]

:Applaud; :applaud; this is simply marvellous work done...i really loved and enjoyed knowing abt them and reading...thanks a lot for this precious information...welldone arogan...:up;

[aneeza ali]

nice work done :clapping;

[aragon]

thanks friendlygal786, RAHEN & aneeza ali i am glad you like it well again some pics from 1941 to 1960 ii hope u like it plz click the pic for full image

Year 1940 to 1960


American Falls Niagara


East side Hudson river from highest point on Storm king highway


Thousand Islands- St. Lawrence river


View down St. Lawrence from American soan of Thousand Islands Bridge.


St. Lawrence river frim 1000 islands USA bridge. St. Lawrence from American span of Thousand Islands International Bridge.


Approaching Liberty St. ferry, New York City.


Above river side drive just north of George. Washington Bridge


Manhattan's skyscrapers from Jersey City ferry boat

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Statue of de Peyster, Bowling Green (Bowling Green, N.Y.C.)


Bowling Green NYC de Peyster sits for portrait lol


Oway Gola gunda wala gora lol (Portable soft drink stand at Bowling Green)


Wah Tangay Wala in NYC now iam expecting sultan rahi with gundasa lol(White horses draw white coach Bowling Green)


wow yummy sweet potatoes on Sidewalk store.


teen dabay walay goray (Collecting the salvage on lower East Side.)


New York's old Produce Exchange


S. O. Bldg seen from Battery Park.

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