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Exploring the old traditions New Yorkers kept on New Year’s Eve and Day: discovering.nyc/the-history-...
Pouring one out for the Metrocard tonight! It’s been a great run. I wrote a bit about the tokens and transition to the fare card of the future, along with a little bit of appreciation for the Cardvaark, of course: discovering.nyc/a-token-of-a...
Winter scenes in Central Park, 1864.
A wonderful cross-section of the Airlines Terminal building, 1941. It stood on the SW corner of 42nd Street and Park Avenue. Passengers heading to the new LaGuardia airport could take a "limousine bus" to the airport from here.
A pastoral color view of the meandering Spuyten Duyvil Creek, seen from Tippet’s Hill (Berrian’s Neck). In the distance is the Johnson Iron Works and the rolling hills of Manhattan and the Bronx.
One of my favorite views of the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, seen from Tippet’s Hill, 1866. The factory on the spit of land jutting into the creek is the Johnson Iron Works, which produced Delafield cannons during the Civil War.
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Scenes in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, which was still partially under construction in 1868. The views include manmade structures such as bridges, the playground pool, and the bed of the lake (which would be filled in), along with natural features such as Lookout Hill. A view of the city from the park is also included.
Scenes in Prospect Park, 1868. Some areas of the park were open, while others, such as the lake, were still under construction and would be for some time.
Trolleys and horse-drawn wagons on the approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. To the left is the outside of the Park Row Terminal, which a train is nearing. Pedestrians are walking below, and in the distance an elevated railroad station can be seen passing under the bridge approach.
Quick timeline cleanse: The view aside the old Park Row Terminal, c. 1900. It shows a Flatbush-bound trolley heading up to cross the Brooklyn Bridge, with a train heading into the terminal.
I’m with you on that, his photos have certainly inspired a lot of people to learn more about history. I know some who first found out about him through Old NYC, which is an amazing resource I tell folks about all the time. I’d love to see the NYPL put on an exhibition
1930s photographs of Thanksgiving Ragamuffins in Greenwich Village, taken by photographer P.L.Sperr.
Very interesting to learn about the history behind these parades.
Photographer P.L.Sperr took 1930s photographs of Manhattan ragamuffins. Here are some of them.
I adore pictures like these, it’s so great to see their creativity! I’m glad Sperr took these photos to and that we can access them and talk about a really neat tradition. Thanks for sharing them.
Thankful for being able to finish up editing through the itis! If you’re just waking up from a late turkey nap, come learn about the Fantasticals and Ragamuffin parades, which is one of the more fun ways New Yorkers used to celebrate Thanksgiving: discovering.nyc/the-fantasti...
Happy Evacuation Day! On this day in 1783, Washington and his men, including General Henry Knox and Governor George Clinton, took “happy repossession” of New York City after seven years of British occupation. The city celebrated in earnest for 10 days.
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I’m sure that it’s even better now and with the leaves fully gone, as that will provide excellent views for curious hikers
Oh that sounds absolutely lovely. I agree wholeheartedly about Prospect Park. In many ways it is more of masterpiece than that *other* park! There are a couple of small waterfalls around that can be accessed via certain trails: www.nycgovparks.org/park-feature...
To be most precise:
It’s off of the Well House Drive, right before it crosses the bridge over the lake.
For anyone looking to learn more about the Battle of Long Island (Battle of Brooklyn) #HATM discovering.nyc/the-battle-o...
Today is the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington, which is always interesting to write about.
For anyone waiting for Ken Burns’ American Revolution tonight (I’m so excited!) this can tide you over for a bit: discovering.nyc/the-battle-o...
Nellie Bly left for her around-the-world trip on this day in 1889. 72 days later she was back home in #NewYorkCity. Read about Nellie's New York in my blog post below.
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Resurrected 9 witch! I feel seen
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Gesundheit!
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
I've been attempting to escape "melancholia" by writing blog posts about the Gilded Age.
We're halfway through the season so it's high time I post them here. No folderol!
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Finally pulled myself up out of the depths of grading to cobble together a post about the Jefferson Market Courthouse. Come for the old fire tower, stay for an overview of the courthouse, and enjoy the bonus pictures that my grandfather took of the old Women's House of Detention in 1966!
@swordsjew.bsky.social Ok great! It's on the docket for my next discovering.nyc post and I'll be sure to let you know when I post it
I think it's worth a watch no matter what, but particularly for William Poole playing Daniel Day Lewis playing Bill the Butcher.
Pro tip: generally suspend historical disbelief for much of it, although there are some cool callbacks to actual events that happened.
A long time ago I did a deep dive into the history behind Gangs of New York & explored how accurate the movie was. It was accurate in some surprising ways! while being completely wrong in others. Anyone want to see this revived for a new blog post?
Also ofc Daniel Day Lewis can do no wrong!