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NeighborhoodsApril 11, 2014
"In New York the first lights start to come on at night long before the last light has gone out of the sky." In 1939, a young Paris-born photographer named Andreas Feininger moved from his home in Germany to the United States. He took a…
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Looking south towards the Times Building, 1904 and 2013: Top pic courtesy Library of Congress; Bottom pic courtesy nyclovesnycFrom the New York Times, April 9, 1904:"Mayor…
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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper reported on a 'riot' which occurred on Saint Patrick's Day 1867 at the intersections of East Broadway, Grand and Pitt Streets, one block…
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The first official patient of the Free Hospital and Dispensary for Animals at 350 Lafayette Street, under the care of veterinarian Bruce Blair.The American Society for…
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Above: Famed spiritualists gather in Chicago, 1906. The names weren't listed, but perhaps Mme. La Viesta is pictured here? (Courtesy Chicago Daily News/Library of Congress) The…
Nina Simone was born on this date in 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina. She came to New York as a student of the Julliard School, but her unique…
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Aging beauty: The entrance of Penn Station, photographed by James Burke in 1957 for Life Magazine.-- Tonight on PBS's American Experience: The Rise and Fall of…
