History of NYC - 1945 to 1950
After six years of a world at war, the Allies have emerged victorious, an event which would fuel the American economy well into the next two decades. New York would ride this wave of prosperity and renewed celebration, filling the city with parades while expanding its financial and cultural footprint. Popular culture also began to cross social barriers as Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers crosses the baseball color line.
1947: 110th Street from Park Avenue
A photograph taken after a rain storm beneath an overpass looking east on 110th Street from Park Avenue.
1945: Residents of Little Italy Celebrate Allied Victory
Residents of New York's "Little Italy" in front of 76 Mulberry Street greet the news of Japan's acceptance of Allied surrende.
1947: Jazz Band at Times Square
A portrait of musicians Art Hodes, Kaiser Marshall, Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Sandy Williams, and Cecil (Xavier) Scott, playing on the back of a wagon in Times Square.
1945: Crowd at Times Square on V-J Day
Crowd of people, many waving, in Times Square on V-J Day at time of announcement of the Japanese surrender in 1945.
1945: Traffic on 37th Street
Long lines of delivery trucks stall traffic on the corner of West 37th Street, looking west from 7th Avenue, in front of Howard Clothes store.
1948: 52nd Street at Night
Rows of parked cars reflect the neon lights of the bars and clubs on a rain-soaked 52nd Street.
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At the apex of its postwar recovery, New York City continues to prosper at an unprecedented rate. A collaboration of Allies was successful not just in winning the war, but build... Continue Reading
