We posted this piece to please that New York archivist in all of us – you will see images of the watering holes preferred by the high and the low, the museums, Greenwich Village, Harlem, the Fulton Fish Market and a good deal more.
The article was written in that wonderfully irreverent slang-heavy patois so reminiscent of the movies from that era.
1940s New York photo-essay1940s New York pics1940s Fulton Fish Market1940s New York article1940s New York images1940s New York magazine articleFulton Fish Market in 1940NY Fifth avenue in 1940Washington Square in 1940Union Square in 1940New York Cafeteria Society in 1940
1940s New York photo-essay1940s New York pics1940s Fulton Fish Market1940s New York article1940s New York images1940s New York magazine articleFulton Fish Market in 1940NY Fifth avenue in 1940Washington Square in 1940Union Square in 1940New York Cafeteria Society in 1940