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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri May 22, 2015, 03:47 PM May 2015

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Old NYC map link.

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http://www.oldnyc.org/#

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Old NYC map link. (Original Post) hrmjustin May 2015 OP

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, 03:59 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.

Reply to rug (Reply #1)

Fri May 22, 2015, 04:00 PM

May 2015

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. Perfect for the New York Group.

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #2)

Fri May 22, 2015, 04:08 PM

May 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. .

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Fri May 22, 2015, 04:09 PM

May 2015

shenmue

(38,599 posts)

5. I can see my old house from here!

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2015, 04:57 PM

May 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

6. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #5)

Fri May 22, 2015, 04:58 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, 03:29 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

(12,608 posts)

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

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 11:56 AM

Jul 2015

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)

9. This is fascinating

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 10:49 AM

Apr 2019

a great find!

BigmanPigman

(55,522 posts)

10. My old apt in the Bank of Metropolis Bldg

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2021, 12:18 AM

Jan 2021

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

amerikat

(5,230 posts)

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

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue Nov 16, 2021, 01:40 AM

Nov 2021

Searchable at the link.

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

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