Comments on: Colour photographs of New York, 1940s, by Charles Cushman http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/07/new-york-1940s-in-colour/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Thu, 13 Oct 2025 02:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jacqueline Rys http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/07/new-york-1940s-in-colour/#comment-57231 Jacqueline Rys Sat, 06 Aug 2025 01:17:42 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=21838#comment-57231 These pictures are fantastic! I just loved the NEW York, 1940's....it gives such a view into the history and the way The City looked at that time. Thank you for this wonderful link. These pictures are fantastic! I just loved the NEW York, 1940′s….it gives such a view into the history and the way The City looked at that time. Thank you for this wonderful link.

]]> By: La'son http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/07/new-york-1940s-in-colour/#comment-57078 La'son Thu, 04 Aug 2025 02:50:12 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=21838#comment-57078 I love how all the men are wearing hats (most of them). I love the clothes from the 1940s. Great photos. So simple but yet poignant. Thanks for sharing. I love how all the men are wearing hats (most of them). I love the clothes from the 1940s. Great photos. So simple but yet poignant. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: BARRY BECKER http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/07/new-york-1940s-in-colour/#comment-57075 BARRY BECKER Thu, 04 Aug 2025 02:20:27 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=21838#comment-57075 ...PEOPLE...PEOPLE...SO CRITICAL...WHATS THE MATTER WIDTH YOUSE...JUST ACCEPT THE SUPER COLOR PIC'S FROM THE COLLETION....i LIVED IN THE CITY...ATTENDED NYU '56-'59...NYU HOUSING HAD A DEAL WITH THE RECETLY REHABED ALBERT HOTEL...AT 23E 10TH ST/COR UNIV. PLACE..HAD A 4TH FLOOR HUGE ONE B EDROOM (SHAREDWITH NYU LAW SUDENT...$145.00 PER MONTH WITH WEEKLY MAID..OUT OF ARMY SEPT 60 128 E 91STH ST--THEN MOVED INTO NEW SUPER HI-RISE (WITH ROOF=TOP POOL (RETRACTIBLE COVER)..ONE OF SHELDON SOLOWS FRIST BUILDS..DOOR MAN..AT THAT TIME ..ONE MONTH FREE RENT FOR EACH YEAR OF LEASE--SIGNED THREE YEARS...ONE OF THE BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE LIVED IN THERE AT TIME...YOUNG.ABOUT TO BE FAMOUS...MOVIES..TUESDAY WELD...SEVERAL FAMILIES WHOSE HUS BANDS WITHIN 5-6 YEARS BECAME MEGA STAR-PRODUCERS AT ABC SPORTS AND NBC...AUTHORS...ETC WHAT FUN...THEN (B ECAME A LICENSED REALTOR IN 1961---BROKER FOLLOWING YEAR....A FRIEND BOUGHT 301 E 62ND SGTREET/COR 2ND AVE ( WITH A GRISTIDES ON SECOND AVE SIDE...I WAS GIVEN A 2 BED ON THE 10TH FLR --ALL OUTSIDE WINDOWS (EVEN B ATHS)..450. A MONTH...REMEMBE..THIS WAS 1965...STAYED HERE UNTIL I BOUGHT 48 BARROW STREET IN THE VILLAGE...JUST OFF 7TH AVE..ONE OF THE VERY FIRST STREETS TO BECOME HISTORIC..PURCHASE 1968...RESTAURANT IN ENGLISH BASEMENT..4 DECONTROLLED...YESNOT RENT CONTROL APARTMENTS...PARLOR FLOOR THRU...LEASED TO FAMOUS MODEL FOR 600. PER MONTH...i TOOK OVER THE SECOND FLOOR-THRU THAT FORMER OWNER OCCUPIED...5 ROOMS..TWO WORKING FIREPLACES..PORCH/DECK OVERLOKING GARDEN OF ADJACENT HOMES AND THE RESTAURANT WE LEASEDTO "PARIS BISTRO"..SOLD IN 1985 AND MOVEDTO PHOENIX...HAVE NUMEROUS PICTURES FROM THOSE YEARS/COULD GO ON -AND-ON ABOUT THOSE BUILDINGS I SOLD TO AN INVESTMENT GROUP ON LOWER WHITEHALL STREET..COENTIES SLIP ETC...THAT WERE LATER SOLD OFF AND BECAME SITE FOR A CORNER OF THE TRADE TOWERS...I GUESS PARTOF THE PLAZA..IF ANY ONE LIVED IN THE CITY DURING THIS TIME...IS IS POSSILE TO CONVERSE???THIS SITE SAYS EMAIL NT TO BE PUBLISHED..i WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY ONE OF YOU FROM THAT ERA..HOW MAY HAVE CURRENTLY..OFR BE IN REMISSION FROM MULTIPLE MYELOMA...BEST BARRY BECKER...MAY i LEAVE MY CELL:602-931-2323????THANK UOU. …PEOPLE…PEOPLE…SO CRITICAL…WHATS THE MATTER WIDTH YOUSE…JUST ACCEPT THE SUPER COLOR PIC’S FROM THE COLLETION….i LIVED IN THE CITY…ATTENDED NYU ’56-’59…NYU HOUSING HAD A DEAL WITH THE RECETLY REHABED ALBERT HOTEL…AT 23E 10TH ST/COR UNIV. PLACE..HAD A 4TH FLOOR HUGE ONE B EDROOM (SHAREDWITH NYU LAW SUDENT…$145.00 PER MONTH WITH WEEKLY MAID..OUT OF ARMY SEPT 60 128 E 91STH ST–THEN MOVED INTO NEW SUPER HI-RISE (WITH ROOF=TOP POOL (RETRACTIBLE COVER)..ONE OF SHELDON SOLOWS FRIST BUILDS..DOOR MAN..AT THAT TIME ..ONE MONTH FREE RENT FOR EACH YEAR OF LEASE–SIGNED THREE YEARS…ONE OF THE BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE LIVED IN THERE AT TIME…YOUNG.ABOUT TO BE FAMOUS…MOVIES..TUESDAY WELD…SEVERAL FAMILIES WHOSE HUS BANDS WITHIN 5-6 YEARS BECAME MEGA STAR-PRODUCERS AT ABC SPORTS AND NBC…AUTHORS…ETC WHAT FUN…THEN (B ECAME A LICENSED REALTOR IN 1961—BROKER FOLLOWING YEAR….A FRIEND BOUGHT 301 E 62ND SGTREET/COR 2ND AVE ( WITH A GRISTIDES ON SECOND AVE SIDE…I WAS GIVEN A 2 BED ON THE 10TH FLR –ALL OUTSIDE WINDOWS (EVEN B ATHS)..450. A MONTH…REMEMBE..THIS WAS 1965…STAYED HERE UNTIL I BOUGHT 48 BARROW STREET IN THE VILLAGE…JUST OFF 7TH AVE..ONE OF THE VERY FIRST STREETS TO BECOME HISTORIC..PURCHASE 1968…RESTAURANT IN ENGLISH BASEMENT..4 DECONTROLLED…YESNOT RENT CONTROL APARTMENTS…PARLOR FLOOR THRU…LEASED TO FAMOUS MODEL FOR 600. PER MONTH…i TOOK OVER THE SECOND FLOOR-THRU THAT FORMER OWNER OCCUPIED…5 ROOMS..TWO WORKING FIREPLACES..PORCH/DECK OVERLOKING GARDEN OF ADJACENT HOMES AND THE RESTAURANT WE LEASEDTO “PARIS BISTRO”..SOLD IN 1985 AND MOVEDTO PHOENIX…HAVE NUMEROUS PICTURES FROM THOSE YEARS/COULD GO ON -AND-ON ABOUT THOSE BUILDINGS I SOLD TO AN INVESTMENT GROUP ON LOWER WHITEHALL STREET..COENTIES SLIP ETC…THAT WERE LATER SOLD OFF AND BECAME SITE FOR A CORNER OF THE TRADE TOWERS…I GUESS PARTOF THE PLAZA..IF ANY ONE LIVED IN THE CITY DURING THIS TIME…IS IS POSSILE TO CONVERSE???THIS SITE SAYS EMAIL NT TO BE PUBLISHED..i WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY ONE OF YOU FROM THAT ERA..HOW MAY HAVE CURRENTLY..OFR BE IN REMISSION FROM MULTIPLE MYELOMA…BEST BARRY BECKER…MAY i LEAVE MY CELL:602-931-2323????THANK UOU.

]]> By: walter http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/07/new-york-1940s-in-colour/#comment-57020 walter Wed, 03 Aug 2025 00:45:18 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=21838#comment-57020 Beautiful photos. The photograph that is labeled "Lower First Avenue 1942" is indeed a photo of lower SECOND Ave, the NW corner-a corner that was occupied from the 50s until recently by the La Salle Academy. The arched window to the right belongs to the courthouse that is now Anthology Film Archives. Beautiful photos.

The photograph that is labeled “Lower First Avenue 1942″
is indeed a photo of lower SECOND Ave, the NW corner-a corner
that was occupied from the 50s until recently by the La Salle Academy. The arched window to the right belongs to the courthouse
that is now Anthology Film Archives.

]]> By: Gaamaw Kushner http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/07/new-york-1940s-in-colour/#comment-56964 Gaamaw Kushner Tue, 02 Aug 2025 12:55:59 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=21838#comment-56964 These pictures are exactly what my parents ran away from. They came to Allentown in 1931, from the lower East Side of N Y, to be in the “country”. It has been a very wise move, we love Allentown. (Even tho our children all made the decision to move away.) Ferne These pictures are exactly what my parents ran away from. They came to Allentown in 1931, from the lower East Side of N Y, to be in the “country”. It has been a very wise move, we love Allentown. (Even tho our children all made the decision to move away.)

Ferne

]]> By: Hopper http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/07/new-york-1940s-in-colour/#comment-56929 Hopper Tue, 02 Aug 2025 01:06:08 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=21838#comment-56929 Even more fun: if there's a street address, googling it to see what it looks like now (for those of us who are not natives.) Even more fun: if there’s a street address, googling it to see what it looks like now (for those of us who are not natives.)

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