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New York in the Forties by Andreas Feininger; with text by John von Hartz is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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This is one of the finest in-depth photographic records of New York City that has ever been published. In this volume Andreas Feininger captures New York in her "glorious" years. You'll see New York as the leader in commerce, industry and shipping, the place where America's most skilled and talented came to succeed. Included is almost every aspect of city life from the eerie shots of New York during the "dimout" to the bright lights of 42nd Street. You'll see buildings that look much the same and sights that have vastly changed. The Flatiron Building, Rockefeller Center, the Singer Building, tattoo parlors, clean city streets, 42nd Street with no pornographic movies. You'll see the Normandie in her heyday, the Queen Mary , and New York as one of the greatest port towns with 771 miles of bustling waterfront activity. You'll see Harlem nightclub at 135th Street, the Louis-Walcott fight at Madison Square Garden, the glittering audience at the old Met; Fifth Avenue during the blizzard of '47; horse-drawn vehicles, the els, the last decade of the street car; the Lower East Side poultry markets and frenzied activity at the Fulton Fish Market; Bowery flophouses; the skyscraper race; incre

Who reads New York in the Forties?

Author

Andreas Feininger; with text by John von Hartz

Publisher

Dover Publications, Incorporated

Published

1978

Language

EN

ISBN

9780486235851

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Art

Rating

4.42 / 5 (33 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14