Vintage photos of New York City from the early 1900s show just how much the city has changedJacob Shamsian
New York City - Brooklyn, Urban Center, Diverse: The most populous borough of New York, Brooklyn occupies 81 square miles (210 square km) to the east of Manhattan on the western fringe of Long Island. Sections of the area were first settled by the Dutch
1New York factories in the early 1900s were busy and dangerous places to work. Most factories were housed in brick buildings that were overly hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter. Workers at the time often worked more than 12 hours each day, receiving few breaks and no over...
The streets of New York City in the early 1900s-were a dirty and dangerous place. Trains that are powered by steam(蒸汽)transported food along walkers and carriages(马车), leading to many accidents causing deaths, By the 1930s, it was clear that something new had to be done. Enter the...
New York Underground: With Len Cariou, David McCullough. Follows the construction of the New York City subway system in the early 1900s.
New York factories in the early 1900s were busy and dangerous places to work. Most factories were housed in brick buildings that were overly hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter. Workers at the time often worked more than 12 hours each day, receiving few breaks and no over...
In the early 1700s, many Palatine Germans left their home along the Rhine Valley in southwest Germany in search of economic, religious and social freedom. They first ventured to England. The Crown saw them as a means to settle Colonial America, in the Colony of New York, on the frontier ...
Top 5 Things to See and Do in New York City 1. Meander through Central Park It’s free, there are lots of little paths to walk, and, since it spans over 40 blocks, it’s easy to spend hours upon hours wandering around or having a picnic. During the summer months, there are often...
I actually also learned, well, realized, that shoveling snow must be harder back then, since there’s were no truck to plow the street, it didn’t have much new technology. This connect to the time period of late 1800s and early 1900s. The source that were used in this article, is...