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Tag Archives: New York Times
Crime In New York In 1852
“Charged With The Most Heinous Crimes” In The New-York Daily Times of August 3, 1852 on page 3 there appears a summary of events occurring in New York City. The most interesting parts comprising this article of brief news items … Continue reading
Old New York In Photos #28
New York City In Old Color Photographs At The Turn Of The Century Life was colorful in turn of the century New York City. But because almost all the photographs we see from that era are in black and white, … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, Old New York In Photos, Photography
Tagged Bowery, City Hall, Elevated, Fifth Avenue, Highbridge, New York Sun, New York Times, New York Tribune, New York World, Park Row, Postcards, Tammany Hall
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The Pride Of The Yankees – Was The Film Really Reversed?
Gary Cooper, Lou Gehrig and The Mystery of Reversing The Film The New York Times published an article on February 9, 2013 based off of research conducted by Tom Shieber that he posted on his web site, that disputes a … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Movies, New York
Tagged Entertainment, Lou Gehrig, New York Times, New York Yankees, The Pride of the Yankees
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Old New York In Photos #25
42nd Street and Broadway New York Times Building 1915 We have previously featured an overview of the Times Tower Building and Times Square. Now we present a street level view looking west from Broadway. The date is October 3, 1915 … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Old New York In Photos, Photography
Tagged 1915, 42nd Street, Broadway, New York Times, Times Square, Times Tower Building
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Part 2 More Vintage New York City Books With Great Art Deco Dust Jackets
The Art of The Book #2 – New York City Deco Dust Jackets From The 20′s & 30′s We continue our look at some great New York City books from the 1920′s and 1930′s with exceptional artwork on their dust … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, New York
Tagged Art Deco, Artist, Author, Book Cover Art, Book Review, Dust Jacket, New York Herald, New York Times, Publishing, Waldorf-Astoria
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Philip Roth On The Death Of Readership, Not The Novel
Novel Readership, Not The Novel, Being Killed By The Screen According To Philip Roth On the front page of the November 18, New York Times, Philip Roth discusses his retirement from writing fiction. 2010′s Nemesis, Roth’s last published work of … Continue reading
Old New York in Photos #22
Times Square And The New York Times Tower Building 1908 Times Square is burgeoning with activity in 1908 and there is so much to see in this picture. This photograph of Times Square was part of The Detroit Publishing Company … Continue reading
Babe Ruth, Dewayne Wise And Mistakes Umpires Make
Umpires Make Mistakes: See Baseball History 101 Everyone is in an unnecessary uproar over the Dewayne Wise phantom catch of a baseball that disappeared into the crowd at Yankee Stadium on June 26, 2012 during a 6-4 Yankee victory over … Continue reading
Old New York in Photos #19
Traffic Signal - Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, 1922 The Beginning of New York City’s Traffic Lights This ornate traffic light, was one of seven put up in New York City on the heavily traveled Fifth Avenue in 1922. The … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, Old New York In Photos, Photography
Tagged 1922, 34th Street, Fifth Avenue, New York History, New York Times, Traffic Signals
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The New York Times Obituaries Occassionally Celebrates Low-Lifes, Yet Ignores Deserving Artists and Notables
Who Gets A New York Times Obituary Write-up? What do legendary blues and heavy metal guitarist, Gary Moore, rock album photographer Jim McCrary and playwright, screenwriter, author and jazz champion Max Wilk all have in common? When they died, The New … Continue reading →