Dope pic by Jamel Shabazz. Reminds of me of my pops cooling with his peoples in front of his store on Nostrand Ave when I was a little kid in the 1980s.
Category Archives: New York City
Ladies of East Harlem
Some ladies on East 100th Street in East Harlem back in 1966. By Bruce Davidson.
Card Game on the East Side
Card Game on the East Side, 1964. By Rennie Ellis.
The Church of Saint Michael and School Building
Here’s a crazy old shot of the Church of St. Michael and the school building on 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, which appears to have been shot from the south side of 43rd street between 4th and 5th avenues. I’m guessing this was taken some time in the 1930s. If I am not mistaken, the Catholic school has been replaced by a public school, but the church is still in full effect.
Urban Decay in New York City
As crazy as it might sound, a part of me misses the days when large portion of New York looked like this scene, which appears to be from the 70s (maybe early 80s?).
World Trade Center
Just stumbled on this photo by Paul Kirk.
Nassau Street NYC
Photo of Nassau Street, looking south from Fulton Street. Taken on March 3, 1926. Courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives.
Trinity Lutheran Church
A shot of Trinity Lutheran Church on the northeast corner of 46th Street & 4th Ave. If I had to guess, I’d say this one was taken sometime in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Photographer unknown.
Original 68th Precinct in Brooklyn
Here is a shot of Brooklyn’s original 68th precinct on 43rd street & 4th ave. Shut down in the early 1970s, it has been closed and boarded up for my whole life. There were plans of opening up some sort of music school in the building in the late 1980s/early 1990s, but that those plans never materialized. The property was purchased by new owners earlier this year so hopefully they’ll do something good with it before it crumbles away completely. The attached garage on the left was once a stable for NYPD horses. Photo appears to have been taken some time in the late 1980s.
Street Band in NYC
This photo was taken by Arthur Rothstein in December 1947.
