Coal was the fuel that kept it all going until well after world war ii. Bowery new york city lower manhattan new york city. Catherine of alexandria, had its cornerstone laid in 1902. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york. The bronx has a land area of 42 square miles 109 km 2 and a population of. Signed book 1925 illustrated german book about nyc by gerhard venzmer. The neighborhood is bounded by manhattan beach to its east, lower new york bay to the south and west, and gravesend to the north, and includes the subsections of sea gate to its west and brighton beach to its east.
In the 1920s, new york city became the place for walking iron, as the lean skeletons of new yorks art deco skyscrapers first began to rise over. Hailed by the new york times as one of the 10 best books ever written about the city. There is no question that the images of manhattan in this book. A portrait of berenice abbott taken by hank oneal in new york city, 18 november 1979 abbotts goal with her nyc photos was to capture the diversity of people in nyc, the places theyre. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type.
The bronx county historical society notable bronxites. The greater harlem area encompasses several other neighborhoods and extends west to. Please note that the borough of kings is sometimes referred to as brooklyn and the borough of staten island is sometimes referred to as richmond. Outline and index map of volume five, atlas of new york. It is bounded roughly by frederick douglass boulevard, st. It was a 2day workshop to discuss living land acknowledgements and develop ongoing collaborative projects between lenapedelaware nations and cultural institutions in brooklyn. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara. The stars indicate the places that are open all night. Click to book your nyc downtown hopon hopoff bus tour. Founded in 1996, it is the internets most comprehensive free source for american.
Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library edition by na and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Johnsons 1873 map of land divisons of plot owners with main street dividers. Media in category new york city in the 1930s the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Murder book looks at historic killings on staten island. History the bowery is a vibrant district that has a rich commercial heritage the bowery is an english adaptation of a dutch term that means farm. See more ideas about warehouse conversion, interior and house design. Its the oldest synagogue building in borough park, though the portico with doric columns was a later addition. Astors home via wikimedia the catalyst for fifth avenues transformation came in the form of the astor family. It is traditionally considered to be bordered by 34th street to the south, 59th street to the north, eighth avenue to the east, and the hudson river to the west. The idea that someone could come to new york and make it big was dying. Kleindeutschland and the lower east side, manhattan streets. This is the 1925 index for the borough of manhattan new york county in new york city for marriage affidavits, applications, and licenses. The roaring twenties were a gilded age of dance and debauchery.
The depression was harder on new york city than on most american cities. In an effort to consolidate the area, manhattan became one of five boroughs of new york city in 1898. My ancestors, catherine furst schwartzmeier lindemann born aschaffenburg, germany 1827, her daughter, wilhelmina schwartzmeier lindemann goehle born nyc c 1862, and wilhelminas husband, peter goehle born herrnsheim, germany 1852 and their extended families lived in the lower east side. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave.
See more ideas about nyc, vintage new york and new york city. Babs gonzales, new york, between 1946 and 1948 william p. For births in one of the five 5 boroughs of new york city manhattan, kings, queens, the bronx, and staten island, please visit the new york city department of health and mental hygiene web site. New york city borough manhattan subway sign by wordology the best new york style cheese pizza baker by nature black and white new york city canvas. Title map of the borough of manhattan, new york city.
Hells kitchen, sometimes known as clinton, is a neighborhood on the west side of manhattan, new york city, west of midtown manhattan. Manhattan land book of the city of new york, used abebooks. With wonder and dismay, pete hamill reflects on 72 years of transformation as his hometown is continuously rebuilt. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york title page the new york public library digital collections. In the 17th century, the residents of the new amsterdam colony settled this part of manhattan. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national. New york city department of records familysearch wiki.
Publication date 1927 topics manhattan new york, n. August is a time for traveling, and so with the city full of visitors this month, were turning our attention to the outsider lens on new york, circa 1930. The years 190o1905 were pivotal in borough park as so many of its landmarks were built in those fervid five years. Theaters were closing left and right and most of the.
A nightclub map of harlem manhattan pictorial map of entertainment, restaurant, and speakeasy facilities in the harlem district, manhattan, new york city. Outline and index map of volume five, atlas of new york city, borough of manhattan. Coney island is a residential and commercial neighborhood and entertainment area, located on a peninsula in the southwestern part of the borough of brooklyn in new york city. The home owners loan corporation, a federal government initiative established during the early years of the new deal went into brooklyn and mapped the population of all 66 neighborhoods in the borough, block by block, noting on their maps the location of the residence of every black, latino, jewish, italian, irish, and polish family they could. Nyc land atlases bronx, brooklyn, manhattan, queens, staten island. Full text of land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york see other formats.
If youre looking for stories with plenty of sex, drugs, and rockandroll, you cant go wrong reading novels set in the 1920s. On october 7th, i attended a convening of brooklyn based cultural institutions, hosted by brooklyn museum in partnership with the lenape center. Search for high school classmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online univeristy, college, military, and high school yearbook images and photos. His family rented a summer bungalow in edgewater park in 1916, which meant he had early. The njsa is currently processing, describing, and indexing more than 80,000 early land records pre1785, when the counties took over recording land transactions in its collection and building a new database that will span more than 60 collectionsmost of. Harlem is a neighborhood in the northern section of the new york city borough of manhattan.
A new york writers take on how his city has changed. Lionel pincus and princess firyal map division, the new york public library. Notable bronxites adams, john one of the leading supporters of the american revolution, john adams was elected the second president of the united states. Data and population new york citys history from 18701930. His daughter married captain william smith, and they owned a farm in eastchester, at todays boston road and connor street near coop city. Nyc club membership cards, 1930s athletic club, etc. If a jewish equivalent to little italy remains in manhattan little shtetl, say it is probably the twoblock stretch of essex street between east broadway and grand street, where half a dozen. Click on the date links to see nyc land atlases and maps. It offers great vintage scenes of the most popular nyc locations and architectural delights as well as show that even back then issues such as good transportation into and out of the city were issues that needed to be solved. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york. In october, 1797, president adams, on his way to philadelphia. First avenue first avenue iirst avenue first avenue firt avenue b. Full text of land book of the borough of manhattan, city.