11 Jane Street, c. 1940

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    207 West 79th Street, c. 1940

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      20-26 East 8th Street (r. to l.)

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        14-16 Fifth Avenue, c. 1925

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          Garage with Skylight

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            “CowParade” at Fire Museum including Point Thank You, October 9, 2007

            In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

              5th Anniversary 7am, Diane Fox greets visitors from FDNY, September 11, 2006

              In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                EMT Visits Bard Baluta and Patricia Mott PTY, September 11, 2006

                In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                  Point Thank You Sign, September 11, 2006

                  In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                    Hanging Flag from Ground Zero, September 11, 2006, Mott & Hester

                    In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                      116 Mott Street Flag from Ground Zero, September 11, 2006, Mott & Hester

                      In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                        52 West 9th Street Interior, facing the second floor quintuple window

                        This photo was taken while muralist William de Leftwich Dodge (1867-1935) was living at 52 West 9th Street. According to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, he was “one of the most prominent muralists of the era,” and is particularly well known for his work decorating the dome of the central building at the World’s Fair […]

                          52 West 9th Street Interior Artwork

                          This photo was taken while muralist William de Leftwich Dodge (1867-1935) was living at 52 West 9th Street. According to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, he was “one of the most prominent muralists of the era,” and is particularly well known for his work decorating the dome of the central building at the World’s Fair […]

                            52 West 9th Street Interior

                            This photo was taken while muralist William de Leftwich Dodge (1867-1935) was living at 52 West 9th Street. According to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, he was “one of the most prominent muralists of the era,” and is particularly well known for his work decorating the dome of the central building at the World’s Fair […]

                              Violinist performing in Washington Square Park, with fountain visible behind

                              According to Pryor Dodge: “He was invariably stationed next to the flagpole (originally positioned next to the fountain). In contrast to the surrounding hip music, his repertoire of choice was the dense and harmonically complex Bach solo violin partitas. He evidently picked up the violin late in life, for his sound was scratchy and he […]

                                Violinist performing in Washington Square Park, with 2 Fifth Avenue visible behind

                                According to Pryor Dodge: “He was invariably stationed next to the flagpole (originally positioned next to the fountain). In contrast to the surrounding hip music, his repertoire of choice was the dense and harmonically complex Bach solo violin partitas. He evidently picked up the violin late in life, for his sound was scratchy and he […]

                                  David Rosario (AKA David Peel) with Lower East Side band and Billie Joe White in Washington Square Park. 44 West 4th Street and 1 Washington Square Village (first two buildings on the left) and the Catholic Center at 58 Washington Square South (first building on the right, now demolished) are visible in the background.

                                  Folk musician David Rosario founded the band Lower East Side, which commonly performed in the streets of downtown New York City. He was known as “David Peel” in reference to a banana peel, which was thought to produce a marijuana-like high. In the early 1970s, David Peel collaborated with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Photo […]

                                    David Rosario (AKA David Peel) in Washington Square Park

                                    Folk musician David Rosario founded the band Lower East Side, which commonly performed in the streets of downtown New York City. He was known as “David Peel” in reference to a banana peel, which was thought to produce a marijuana-like high. In the early 1970s, David Peel collaborated with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Photo […]

                                      Aviation FDNY visits PTY from the Bronx, October 9, 2007

                                      In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                                        Hanging signs out to dry, September 11, 2007

                                        In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                                          Rear yard with outhouses, 1902-1914

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                                            Rain at Point Thank You, September 11, 2009

                                            In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                                              People Stop to Say Hello, September 11, 2009

                                              In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                                                Signs in the Rain at Point Thank You, September 11, 2009

                                                In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the rescue workers and first responders as they traveled on the “Hero Highway” on their way to Ground Zero. This intersection is now known as Point Thank You.

                                                  310 Spring Street, c. 1940 tax photo

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                                                    822 Greenwich Street, c. 1963

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                                                      109 Bank Street, c. 1980 tax photo

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                                                        109 Bank Street, c. 1940 tax photo

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