Curated by Fine Print Art
History101.NYC is an ad-free learning resource available to the public at no charge. The project is dedicated to exploring New York’s fascinating past. We restore vintage photographs and prints that document the City's history and heritage. We also research the natural forces that shaped the environment, along with the people who formed the landscape and culture.
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 building bridges as the city welcomed a record number of immigrants seeking a new life. Puerto Rico became a US territory in 1952, opening up a wave of migrant citizens from the island and ultimately leading to the first Puerto Rican Day Parade, along with pop/cultural representation in classic NYC films such as West Side Story.
Photograph of pedestrians scattering a flock of pigeons along the sidewalk in front of New York Public Library.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressA photograph of the produce market on Washington Street at night.
Artist Credit: Walter Albertin. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph of Times Square showing advertisements and businesses such as the Crossroad's Cafe and Nedicks.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph shows the interior of main concourse of Grand Central Terminal with sunlight streaming through windows of main concourse.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressAerial photograph of Manhattan including the Chrysler Building and other midtown skyscrapers.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressAerial photograph of smog obscuring a view of the Chrysler Building from the Empire State Building.
Artist Credit: Unknown. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph of a man standing in the doorway of a building in ruins against a backdrop of skyscrapers.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph shows half-length portrait of an street artist working on a painting of Manhattan's urban landscape with the Empire State Building in the background.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph shows an aerial view of Manhattan including the East River featuring the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressAerial photograph looking across the East River towards Brooklyn from Manhattan's perspective.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph shows view of Broadway looking south from above the 135 highway with large skyscraper in distance and subway tracks emerging from the ground.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph of the Washington Square Arch located at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, with its iconic fountain in background, visible through arch.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph of two women sitting on the Fountain steps of Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village.
Artist Credit: Anthony Angel. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph shows two separate shots of women having a conversation on the curb in front of a New York City taxi.
Artist Credit: Anthony Angel. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressPhotograph looking north at traffic along 7th Avenue facing Times Square with its many billboards and storefronts.
Artist Credit: Angelo Rizzuto. Reprinted with permission. Library of CongressIn the late 50s New York is still coasting on the success of the previous decade. The economy is strong and the population has just passed 7.7 million people. Air travel has bec... Continue Reading
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