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From 1925 onward, the City would experience a massive cultural renaissance. New venues were opening all over the city to accommodate the growing demand for arts and entertainment, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Savoy Ballroom along with the Paramount, Roxy and Ziegfeld Theatres. The Holland Tunnel would also open its entrance for automobiles, which facilitated the growth of suburban communities in New Jersey.
A group of onlookers crowd around the Post Office's Air Mail plane in the middle of Times Square.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of a pair of construction workers demolishing a wall.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of The Shelton Hotel, currently known as New York Marriott East Side Hotel.
Artist Credit: Alfred Stieglitz. Reprinted with permission.New York City Entrance Plaza To Holland Tunnel which was opened by November 13, 1927.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of pedestrians on Wall Street with Trinity Church in the background.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.An illustration of a potential design of Battery Park by Eric Gugler. The proposed design featured an obelisk structure and waterfront park.
Artist Credit: Eric Gugler. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of the home of Andrew Carnegie - an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of an automobile passing in front of the residence of Charles Schwab on Riverside Drive,
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.A bird's eye perspective of Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan and both East River Bridges.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of a young couple holding each other at Coney Island's Luna Park.
Artist Credit: Walker Evans. Reprinted with permission.Photograph of a busy street in front of St. Paul's Church, viewed from Broadway.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission.The 30s would mark a far less jubilant period as the City would come to grips with the grim reality of the Great Depression. With the economy at record lows and unemployment at ... Continue Reading
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