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Old New York in Postcards #5

Postcards of Old New York -  Featuring Broadway and Fifth Avenue These postcards generally depict New York from 1900 – 1920. We are concentrating this batch on the well traveled areas of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. As the brief description … Continue reading

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Madison Square In A Vintage Painting

Paul Cornoyer Madison Square in the Afternoon – 1910 Paul Cornoyer (1864-1923) was an impressionist painter who worked primarily in New York City. This beautiful scene was painted in 1910 and is looking east across Madison Square Park, towards the tower of … Continue reading

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Old New York in Photos #13

Herald Square (Before It Became, Herald Square) circa 1888 34th Street where Sixth Avenue and Broadway intersect is known as Herald Square because the New York Herald newspaper had their building located there. It was designed and completed in 1894 … Continue reading

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Old New York in Photos #7

Two Homes With Different Fates The Louis Comfort Tiffany Mansion (above) circa 1886 at the corner of 72nd Street and Madison Avenue designed by McKim, Mead & White. The Joseph Pulitzer Mansion (below) 1903 at 7 East 73rd Street (just off … Continue reading

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