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Chicken, vendors, and shoppers on Canal Street between Mulberry and Walker, looking east.

Posted June 2, 2020

    Chicken, vendors, and shoppers on Canal Street between Mulberry and Walker, looking east.

    Posted June 2, 2020

      Bowery & 5th Street looking northeast with (right to left) side of former Beethoven Hall (210 East 5th), 211, 209, & 207 East 5th Street visible. Gas station is now JASA Green Residence, 200 East 5th St.

      Posted June 2, 2020

        Bocce Players in First Park, taken from north side of East Houston Street East of 1st Avenue, next to subway entrance, looking northeast, with 10-20 (right to left) 1st Avenue (east side) visible.

        Posted June 2, 2020

          Bocce Players in First Park, south side of 1st Street east of 1st Avenue, looking northwest with 66 (right) to 40 (left) East 1st Street visible

          Posted June 2, 2020

            Bocce Players in First Park, south side of 1st Street east of 1st Avenue, looking northwest with 64 (right) to 34 (left) East 1st Street visible

            Posted June 2, 2020

              Bocce Players in First Park, south side of 1st Street east of 1st Avenue, looking northwest with 64 (right) to 34 (left) East 1st Street visible (2)

              Posted June 2, 2020

                Bocce Court at First Park, west side of 1st Avenue between 1st and Houston Streets, looking west

                Posted June 2, 2020

                  Looking east on 8th Street from west of Greene Street. 1 Astor Place at Broadway, visible in the center, is undergoing residential conversion.

                  Posted June 2, 2020

                    Loft fire escapes at (left to right) 17, 19, 21, and 23 East 17th Street, north side between 5th Avenue and Broadway

                    Posted June 2, 2020

                      Loew’s Avenue B Theater, 62-66 Avenue B, southwest corner of 5th Street, demolished 1968 (3)

                      Visit our blog for more information about this and other lost theaters of the East Village

                      Posted June 2, 2020

                        Loew’s Avenue B Theater, 62-66 Avenue B, southwest corner of 5th Street, demolished 1968 (2)

                        Visit our blog for more information about this and other lost theaters of the East Village

                        Posted June 2, 2020

                          Loew’s Avenue B Theater, 62-66 Avenue B, southwest corner of 5th Street, demolished 1968 (1)

                          Visit our blog for more information about this and other lost theaters of the East Village

                          Posted June 2, 2020

                            Latino Church Parade, East 5th Street just east of 2nd Avenue, facing west, with 88 2nd Avenue visible behind

                            Posted June 2, 2020

                              Lafayette Street looking northeast from north of 4th Street. R-L: 411-439 Lafayette including the Public Theater, 59-85 4th Avenue, ConEdison headquarters visible

                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                Jefferson Market Garden, Greenwich Avenue between 9th & 10th Streets

                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                  In front of St. Mark’s Church, northwest corner of 10th Street and 2nd Avenue

                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                    In front of 90 and 92 Delancey Street, north side, west of Ludlow

                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                      ‘Imagine,’ Bowery and 3rd Street

                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                        Homeless man on bench on south side of Washington Square Park, with NYU Loeb Student Center (demolished) behind on south side of Washington Square South, between LaGuardia & Thompson Streets

                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                          Hellmuth Building, 154 West 18th Street, south side between 6th & 7th Avenues

                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                            Haughwout Building, 490 Broadway at northeast corner of Broome Street

                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                              Hare Krishnas at the Washington Square Park fountain

                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                ‘Gre-Solvent’ ghost sign on sidewall of 149-151 Elizabeth Street, as seen from Kenmare Street

                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                  Gas Station, northwest corner of Bowery and Great Jones Streets

                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                    From north. side of Rivington Street between Ludlow and Essex Streets, looking east with Clemente Soto Velez Center (former PS 160) visible at right

                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                      From the roof of 392 Lafayette Street, northwest corner of Lafayette and 4th Street, looking north with parts of 404 Lafayette & 726 Broadway visible behind. Rears of 704-720 Broadway visible at left.

                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                        From parking lot at 116 Mulberry Street, east side between Hester & Canal Streets, looking northwest toward the corner of Mulberry & Hester, with Umberto’s Clam House visible

                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                          Orchard Street. Exact location unknown.

                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                            North side of Delancey Street between Ludlow (left) and Essex (right) Streets

                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                              ‘Nite Owl Market,’ 159-161 1st Avenue (possibly), southwest corner of 10th Street

                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                Northeast corner of Delancey and Ludlow Streets looking east along Delancey Street, with Weitzman’s Delicatessen

                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                  Musicians in Washington Square Park with statue of Garibaldi behind at left

                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                    Men sitting in front of 239-241 East 5th Street, northwest corner of 2nd Avenue, with view of East 5th between 2nd Avenue & Bowery, 20 Cooper Square

                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                      Looking south on west side of Lafayette Street from 4th Street. Schermerhorn Building (376-380 Lafayette, right) and 1-9 Bond Street (center) visible.

                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                        Looking southeast on Great Jones Street from west of Bowery. Southeast corner of Bowery & East 3rd Street visible, including (right to left) 333 Bowery (Project Renewal), current Bowery Hotel (335 Bowery aka 4 East 3rd), & 8 East 3rd Street Shelter

                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                          Looking north up 5th Avenue from the southeast corner of 5th Avenue & 14th Street, with Empire State Building visible in the distance

                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                            Looking north from 125 Orchard Street, between Delancey and Rivington Streets

                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                              Street vendors in front of 113 Orchard Street

                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                “Smoking is very glamorous.” South side of St. Mark’s between 2nd & 3rd Avenues. R-L: 5, 7, & 9 St. Mark’s Place as seen reflected in storefront, probably 16 St. Mark’s (‘Smoking is Very Glamorous’)

                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                  Sitting on the front steps of 25 St. Mark’s Place in summer, north side between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, now ‘Search & Destroy’

                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                    Sidewalk Toy Sales, location unknown (possibly opposite 184 Orchard Street)

                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                      Men gathered in Seward Park

                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                        Festival of San Gennaro (3)

                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                          Festival of San Gennaro (2)

                                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                            Festival of San Gennaro (1)

                                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                              S. Klein Department Store on Union Square, northeast corner of 14th Street & Union Square East

                                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                S. Klein Department Store being demolished, southeast corner of 15th Street & Union Square East, with Union Square Bank visible

                                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                  S. Klein Department Store being demolished, northeast corner of 14th Street & Union Square East

                                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                    Russ & Daughters, 179 East Houston Street (south side) between Orchard & Allen

                                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                      Playground for Manhattan School for Career Development, 113 East 4th Street, with 101 East 4th Street visible (left), north side of the street between 1st & 2nd Avenues

                                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                        Phone booths and cobblestones at Greene and West 4th Streets

                                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                          Phone booths, east side of 2nd Avenue between 4th & 5th Streets, looking west, with (left to right) 73, 75, & 77 2nd Avenue visible

                                                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                            Papier-mache head in a garbage can (location unknown)

                                                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                              Orchard Street looking north from between Delancey and Rivington Streets

                                                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                Orchard Street, looking north from south of Houston Street

                                                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                  Orchard Street near Stanton Street

                                                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                    Orchard Street. Exact location unknown.

                                                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                      Playing harp in Washington Square Fountain

                                                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                        De Robertis Pasticceria back room, 176 1st Avenue. Man with cap is Italo Piracci.

                                                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                          Outside Majestic, Northeast corner of St. Marks and 2nd Avenue

                                                                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                            Concert in Washington Square Park

                                                                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                              View north from just west of 211 East 53rd Street, north side of 53rd east of 3rd Avenue. From the future site of Philip Johnson’s ‘Lipstick Building,’ north to Roosevelt Post Office Building, 909 3rd Avenue, between west side of 54th & 55th Streets

                                                                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                William S. Burroughs close up (location unknown)

                                                                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                  Washington Square Park, southeast of the fountain

                                                                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                    West side of 6th Avenue, between Greenwich Avenue & Waverly Place, with One Christopher Street rising behind

                                                                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                      Texaco Gas Station, west side of Lafayette Street between Great Jones & Bond Streets, looking south, 1-5 Bond Street (left) & 666 Broadway (right) visible

                                                                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                        Washington Place, looking east towards Broadway, from between Mercer and Greene Streets

                                                                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                          Vendors in front of St. Mark’s Church, northeast corner of 2nd Avenue & 10th Street

                                                                                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                            Vendors alongside Cooper Union Foundation Building, Cooper Square side, between Astor Place and 7th Street

                                                                                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                              Vendors alongside Cooper Union Foundation Building, Cooper Square side, between Astor Place and 7th Street

                                                                                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                “Holy Whore” and “Chinese Roulette” with vendor on north side of 8th Street, west of University Place, looking south with Art Theater (now Cantor Film Center) 36 East 8th Street, behind

                                                                                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                  Union Square, looking north from 14th Street, with Empire State Building, Metropolitan Life Tower, and Guardian Life Building visible

                                                                                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                    Union Square under renovation, looking East from Union Square East & 15th Street

                                                                                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                      Telephone, birds, and music, Bowery and 3rd Street

                                                                                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                        Ban-lon Sox Vendors. Taken from the northeast corner of Orchard & Delancey Streets, looking southwest towards Delancey and Allen

                                                                                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                          Vegetable vendor. Southwest corner of 1st Avenue & 7th Street, looking northwest, with (left to right) 79, 81, 83, 85, & 87 East 7th Street (aka 115 1st Avenue) visible

                                                                                                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                            Stuyvesant Curio Shop, 52 Third Avenue, west side between 10th & 11th

                                                                                                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                              71 & 73 2nd Avenue, west side between 4th & 5th Streets

                                                                                                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                69 & 71 1st Avenue, west side between 4th & 5th Streets, Fruit Store

                                                                                                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                  69 1st Avenue, west side between 4th & 5th Streets. Man with a Big Radio.

                                                                                                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                    67, 69, 71, & 73 1st Avenue and 125-129 East 4th Street, northwest corner

                                                                                                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                      62-60 2nd Avenue, east side between 3rd & 4th Streets

                                                                                                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                        50 2nd Avenue, east side between 2nd & 3rd Streets, ‘Folk Shop’

                                                                                                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                          17 1st Avenue, east side between 1st & 2nd Streets

                                                                                                                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                            Street vendors. L-R: 89 & 91 1st Avenue between 5th & 6th Streets, west side

                                                                                                                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                              156, 158, & 160 1st Avenue between 9th & 10th Streets, east side

                                                                                                                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                151-153 and 155 2nd Avenue, west side between 9th & 10th, Karpaty Shoes

                                                                                                                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                  135, 137 2nd Avenue between St. Mark’s Place & 9th Street, Ottendorfer Library & Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital

                                                                                                                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                    115-117 1st Avenue, northwest corner at 7th Street

                                                                                                                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                      115 2nd Avenue, west side between 6th & 7th, Moishe’s Bakery

                                                                                                                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                        111-113 1st Avenue, southwest corner of 6th Street, Lee’s Grocery Fruit & Veges

                                                                                                                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                          111 2nd Avenue, west side between 6th & 7th Streets, Saul Birns Building

                                                                                                                                                                                          Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                            110 1st Avenue between 6th & 7th Streets, east side

                                                                                                                                                                                            Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                              109-113 1st Avenue between 6th & 7th Streets, west side

                                                                                                                                                                                              Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                105 1st Avenue between 5th &6th, west side, J. Eis & Sons Electrical Appliances

                                                                                                                                                                                                Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                  103 2nd Avenue, southwest corner of 6th Street

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                    101 2nd Avenue, southwest corner of 6th Street, Block Drug Store

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                      97, 99, & 101 2nd Avenue, southwest corner of 6th Street and south, M. Schacht Appetizing

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Posted June 2, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                        96 2nd Avenue, east side between 5th & 6th, Brody Meat Products vs. Nature Boy’s Vegetarian Restaurant

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Posted June 2, 2020

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