Hidden Gems
Fraunces Tavern; the Oldest Bar in NYC
At 54 Pearl Street, at the corner of Pearl and Broad, you will find Fraunces Tavern; the oldest bar in NYC. It is a...
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Follow me down Maiden Lane
In the heart of what is now the Financial District runs a street with a curious name, and an even more interesting past. Known...
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Greenwich Village – Sunday in the early 1960s (VIDEO)
We at the HelloBigApple.net are such a suckers for retro New York City footage. Please take your time and see how it once was at...
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Street People in New York City – Documentary by David Hoffman (VIDEO)
This is a portion of a documentary David Hoffman made for television in 1970. The documentary was called Bridge Over Troubled Water and used...
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The Magic City: Manhattan in 1943 (VIDEO)
This is a short film by Don Kelly consisting of footage he shot (on 35mm color film) in the streets of Manhattan in 1943....
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New Yorkers in the 1930s. How did they dress? (Gallery)
The fashion of the thirties is usually overshadowed by the great depression, but the New Yorkers in the 1930s were full of glamour and style.Clothing...
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Fashion of NYC men and women in the 1920s (Gallery)
There was far more to women’s fashion in the 1920’s than the iconic Flapper look of bobbed hair, long necklaces, cloche hats, flapper slang and dancing to the ‘Charleston’!...
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New York City fashion in 1910’s (Gallery)
New York City fashion in 1910's was affected by the war in Europe in many ways. Travel restrictions put an end to the constant...