OLD NEW YORK

The history of The Empire State

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Balto

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Location:  New York City Year:  1925 Among the statues in Central Park is one of Balto the sled dog whose team traversed 600 miles in ...

The Central Park

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Location:   New York City Year:  1853 Around 1850 it was already becoming evident that New York needed lungs. The city's populatio...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Old Home Movies

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Location:   New York City Year:   Turn of the Last Century The oldest moving-picture film footage of New York City, dating from 1896 forw...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Lucys

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Location:   New York City Year:   Present day 40% of all cigarettes sold in New York City are untaxed.
Friday, November 28, 2014

The Queen City

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Year:   1789 Location:   Buffalo Mew York's Second City, Buffalo, was originally named Buffalo Creek. The name has nothing to do with ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Miracle on 34th Street

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Location:   34th Street Year:   1947 The perennial Thanksgiving/Christmas favorite, Miracle on 34th Street , was born on Christmas Ev...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

What's that smell?

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Location:   Manhattan Year:   Present-Day The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a...
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