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Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985), John Vachon (1914-1975), Phillip Harrington (1920-2009), LOOK Magazine. New York in the Summertime [Times Square at night.], 1949. Museum of the City of New York. X2011.4.11125.96
Landmarks Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Mott Haven Historic District

Explore the history of Mott Haven, the first neighborhood in the Bronx to receive a historic district designation from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
I am seeing great things, ca. 1910. Museum of the City of New York. X2011.34.106
Landmarks Tuesday, September 6, 2011

23 Skidoo

Today crowds gather around the Flatiron Building to admire its architecture and place in New York history, but back in the early part of the 20th century, men gathered there for a vastly different reason.