April 10, 2018Unknown author39 Fascinating Color Snapshots That Capture Street Scenes of New York From the 1940s ~ Vintage EverydayADVERTISEMENTApril 10, 201839 Fascinating Color Snapshots That Capture Street Scenes of New York From the 1940sThat’s what New York looked like in the 1940s.
New York, 1941
5th Avenue and W. 42nd Street, November 1941
59th Street Bridge from Canadian Club roof, NYC, November 1941
Looking down from the Empire State Building towards Bryant Park, 1941
Looking northwards toward Central Park from the Empire State Building, that is the Hudson River on the left, with the George Washington Bridge in the distance, 1941
Looking west on East 50th Street, NYC, November 1941
New York, 1941
Park Avenue from Canadian Club roof, NYC, November 1941
Pigeons at St. Patrickβs Cathedral, NYC, November 1941
Skating Rink in Rockefeller Plaza, NYC, November 1941
The Chrysler Building is prominent along with the Queensboro Bridge
Times Square, 1943
47th & Broadway, 1944
Broadway & 47th Street, 1944
Times Square, 1944
Times Square, 1944
Times Square, 1946
Times Square, September 1946
Third Avenue railway system, Park Row, Manhattan, City Hall at right, circa 1947
View east on E. 42nd St., NYC, March 1947
Broadway toward 45th Street, 1948
New York City, 1948
New York Public Library, 1948
New York skyline, 1948
Syracuse, New York, circa 1948
Times Square, 1948
Times Square, 1948
Park Ave. and the New York Central (now Helmsley) Building, August 1949
5th Avenue Towards 42nd Street, Manhattan, on the steps of the New York Public Library, 1949
Chelsea, NYC & Empire State from RMS Mauretania, August 1949
Grand Central Station, August 1949
NYC, from RMS Mauretania, August 1949
Orchard Street and Rivington Street, 1949
Park Ave and E. 45th St. at Grand Central Terminal, August 1949
Park Row, circa 1949
RMS Mauretania & Queen Mary, Pier 90, NYC & Hudson River, 1949
RMS Queen Elizabeth, NYC, March 1949
RMS Queen Mary & RMS Mauretania & NYC from NJ bank, August 1949
Rockaway Beach, New York, circa 1949
