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Long Acre Square (now Times Square

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:58:42 -0700

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Free Ice

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:20:48 -0700

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At the Turn of the century with no air conditioning, ice was a relief. I can't imagine what it was like in an office building with little air circulation except for a fan. People really must have smelled badly in those days. I wonder if deodorant was in use?

Corner of Adams and Sands St in Brooklyn, c. 1941

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:36 -0700

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Facing SW from NE Corner of Adams and Sands St. ca. Nov 1941 from George Conrad collection

Notice the ghost sign.
To get a sense of what this looks like today look here :

maps.google.com/maps?q=sands+and+Adams+Street,+Brooklyn,+...

Removing the Elevated Subway Lafayette Ave c. 1941

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:35 -0700

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Line: BMT Fulton

Location: Lafayette Avenue

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Date: 1941

Notes: El demolition at Lafayette Ave.

Line: BMT Fulton

Location: Lafayette Avenue

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Date: 1941

Notes: El demolition at Lafayette Ave.

Line: BMT Fulton

Location: Lafayette Avenue

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Date: 1941

Notes: El demolition at Lafayette Ave.

BMT at Sands Street Brooklyn

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:34 -0700

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Line: BMT Fulton

Location: Sands Street

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Notes: Exterior of Sands St. with departing trolleycar

BMT Line Running By Liberty & Euclid, Brooklyn, c. 1956

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:33 -0700

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Location: Liberty & Euclid

Car: BMT C

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Date: 4/21/1956

BMT Boerum Place, Brooklyn c. 1940Line: BMT Fulton Location: Boerum Place Car: BMT C Collection of: George Conrad Collection Date: 1940

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:32 -0700

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Line: BMT Fulton

Location: Boerum Place

Car: BMT C

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Date: 1940

Atlantic Ave Station in Brooklyn c. 1914

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:32 -0700

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Line: BMT 5th Avenue El

Location: Atlantic Avenue

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Date: 1914

Flatbush Ave & Dekalb

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:31 -0700

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Line: BMT Fulton

Location: Flatbush Avenue

Car: BMT C 1501

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Notes: Paramount theater was at corner Flatbush & DeKalb

Brooklyn Union Elevated

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:31 -0700

syscosteve posted a photo:

Line: BMT 5th Avenue El

Location: Fulton Street

Car: Brooklyn Union Elevated

Collection of: George Conrad Collection

Sands Street Station

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:04:30 -0700

syscosteve posted a photo:

Line: BMT Fulton

Location: Sands Street

Car: Brooklyn Union Elevated

Collection of: George Conrad Collection
See this view today:

maps.google.com/maps?q=sands+and+Adams+Street,+Brooklyn,+...

BMT Elevated Train in Brooklyn c. 1940

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:43:39 -0700

syscosteve posted a photo:

Line: BMT Fulton.
Location: Flatbush Avenue .
Car: Brooklyn Union Elevated .
Collection of: George Conrad Collection.
Date: 1940.
Notes: Date based on movie names on marquee..

Brooklyn-Bridge-Construction-1888

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:32:27 -0700

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Brooklyn Bridge Construction c. 1988 Note: These images can be purchased from nycvintageimages.com

Manhattan-Bridge c.1909

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:28:28 -0700

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Manhattan Bridge Under Construction c. 1909 (Note: These images can be purchased from nycvintageimages.com)

New Yankee Stadium 2013

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:23:21 -0700

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Yankee-Stadium---Bronx c. 1933

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:19:17 -0700

syscosteve posted a photo:

Aerial View of Yankee Stadium and the Harlem River, 1933 In this photo, the camera looks west from a plane or an airship. Below is Yankee Stadium, empty. In the foreground is the newly built Bronx County Courthouse, designed by Max Hausel and Joseph H. Freedlander, and beyond the stadium is the Harlem River, spanned by the Macomb's Dam Bridge. Not much traffic is on the road or the river. Hardly the New York of today Note: This photo can be purchased from nycvintageimages.com

Yankee Stadium Bronx

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:16:12 -0700

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Yankee Stadium as seen from Manhattan, 1930 This photo depicts Yankee Stadium, viewed from an Seventh Avenue and W. 151st Street in Manhattan, in 1930. Macomb's Dam Bridge to the north spans the Harlem River. Recent demolition has apparently removed any obstacle to viewing the House that Ruth Built. Note: Photo can be purchased from nycvintageimages.com

See this view in 2012

www.flickr.com/photos/syscosteve/9009246045/in/photostream/

Queensborough Bridge c

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:03:32 -0700

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Queensboro Bridge from Second Avenue, c 1914 Pedestrians and some horse-drawn vehicles can be seen crossing the 59th Street Bridge from Second Avenue in Manhattan. The pedestrians seem to outnumber the vehicular traffic, although both are light by today's standards. The buildings to the south of the bridge are painted with a variety of advertisements, including for Coca-Cola, Wallach's Superior Laundry, Omega Oil for Sore Muscles, Puffed Rice, and Castoria. Note: This photo can be purchased from nycvintageimages.com

See this 2013:

www.flickr.com/photos/syscosteve/8660774587/

Queensboro Bridge

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:55:29 -0700

syscosteve posted a photo:

Ravenswood, Queens, started as a tony hamlet in the middle of the 19th Century, but by the time of this photograph it had been absorbed into Long Island City. In this photograph, looking west, one can see the ongoing construction of the Queensboro Bridge. It looks as if the Blackwell's Island span was complete and what remains is to connect to the spans on Manhattan and Long Island. The bridge, originally named the Blackwell's Island Bridge, would open to the public on June 12, 1909, not too long after this photo was taken. The question is: how much longer did it take for the rural character of the area to be supplanted by the industrial character of today (Note: These images can be purchased from nycvintageimages.com)

washington bridge and speedway c1901

nobody@flickr.com (syscosteve) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:59:58 -0700

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Washington Bridge and speedway c1901