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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri May 22, 2015, 02:47 PM May 2015

Old NYC map link.

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http://www.oldnyc.org/#

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K&R! rug May 2015 #1

I will keep it pinned for awhile. hrmjustin May 2015 #2

Perfect for the New York Group. rug May 2015 #3

. hrmjustin May 2015 #4

I can see my old house from here! shenmue May 2015 #5

I am glad you enjoyed it. hrmjustin May 2015 #6

Thanks. I found my grandfather's furniture store at 6 w. 125th street. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #7

This is awesome, i can see my old neighborhood and some familiar buildings SummerSnow Jul 2015 #8

This is fascinating NYMinute Apr 2019 #9

My old apt in the Bank of Metropolis Bldg BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #10

WPA photographed every building in the city about 1940. amerikat Nov 2021 #11

rug

(82,333 posts)

1. K&R!

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2015, 02:59 PM

May 2015

Do not overlook this link. Archived photos from almost every corner.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. I will keep it pinned for awhile.

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Fri May 22, 2015, 03:00 PM

May 2015

rug

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3. Perfect for the New York Group.

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Fri May 22, 2015, 03:08 PM

May 2015

hrmjustin

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4. .

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Fri May 22, 2015, 03:09 PM

May 2015

shenmue

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5. I can see my old house from here!

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Fri May 22, 2015, 03:57 PM

May 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

6. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #5)

Fri May 22, 2015, 03:58 PM

May 2015

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

7. Thanks. I found my grandfather's furniture store at 6 w. 125th street.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2015, 02:29 PM

Jun 2015

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-18d0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Circa 1915, it appears.

My dad inherited it in the late 40's and went bonkers.

SummerSnow

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8. This is awesome, i can see my old neighborhood and some familiar buildings

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Fri Jul 3, 2015, 10:56 AM

Jul 2015

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)

9. This is fascinating

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Tue Apr 23, 2019, 09:49 AM

Apr 2019

a great find!

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

10. My old apt in the Bank of Metropolis Bldg

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Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:18 PM

Jan 2021

at Union Square. The rents have increased by thousands of $. Art students can't afford to live there now.

amerikat

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11. WPA photographed every building in the city about 1940.

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Tue Nov 16, 2021, 12:40 AM

Nov 2021

Searchable at the link.

https://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/NYCMA~5~5

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