Happy Easter! We love this photo of 5th Avenue taken on Easter of 1913. Click to enlarge. (source)
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We love this picture of the New York Female Giants pitcher taken in 1913!
On February 13, 1967, The Beatles released the double-A sided single “Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane”. We love both of these songs! Take a few minutes to enjoy them today.
Grand Central Terminal turns 100 today! We love this picture of the terminal nearing completion in 1913. For a photo collection of Grand Central Station, from construction to the present, check out our post “Then and Now: Grand Central Station“.
The New York Public Library is the second largest library in the United States, standing only behind The Library of Congress. It contains nearly 53 million items! At the turn of the 20th century, the organizers of the library chose their location in the center of Manhattan on Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd streets. These blocks were formally occupied by the Croton Reservoir, which was demolished in 1898. Construction for the main branch of the New York Public Library began in May of 1902 and took almost ten years to complete. President Taft attended the opening ceremony on May 23, 1911 and the library opened to the public the following day, May 24th.
Fun Fact: Did you know that the two marble lions at the entrance of the library have nicknames? When the library first opened, they were nicknamed Leo Astor and Leo Lenox after New York Public Library founders John Jacob Astor and James Lenox. Later, they were called Lady Astor and Lord Lenox. In the 1930′s, Mayor Fiorello Laguardia renamed them Patience and Fortitude, stating that these were the qualities New Yorkers would need to survive the depression. These are the nicknames they go by today.
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[Prospect Park Entrance, 1894 source]
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch located at the entrance to Prospect Park in Brooklyn was constructed between the years of 1889 and 1892. President Grover Cleveland led the unveiling in 1892. In 1894, Park Commissioner Frank Squire asked sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies to create the bronze sculptures to sit atop the arch. In 1895, sculptures of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant were added to the interior arch walls. When Frederick MacMonnies added the Army and Navy sculptures in 1895, the arch was complete!
Maypole at Seward Park, NYC (1890)
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On October 18, 1964, The Beatles took a day off from their British tour to finish recording several songs. I Feel Fine was one of them!
(Broadway, looking North to Union Square. 1891 source)
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Happy Labor Day!
On August 28th, 1968, The Beatles began recording “Dear Prudence”, the second track from The Beatles (The White Album). The song’s subject is Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow’s sister, who accompanied The Beatles on their meditation retreat to India. Prudence had become so immersed in her mediation that she refused to leave her cottage. Lennon wrote the song as a plea for her to “come out and play”. CLICK HERE to read more about the song on www.beatlesbible.com.
[Fifth Avenue and Broadway, 1910]
[1910 source]
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[Atlantic City, New Jersey-1912 source]
This collection features pictures of children from 100 years ago. Scroll below to see what kids were up to in 1912!
