Old Photos of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
With the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade set to take place on November 23, we thought it’d be a good time to admire the annual event’s
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Tag: history
Before Columbia University: The Bloomingdale Insane Asylum
In the 21st Century, it’s difficult to picture Morningside Heights without the prestigious Columbia University campus. But what most people may not remember is that
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In Awe of Divine Cheesecake: Remembering Miss Grimble’s Bakery
“Breathless” just begins to describe how print media like The New York Times and New York Magazine of the 1970s and ’80s described Miss Grimble’s,
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Remembering Columbus Avenue’s Museum Cafe
The way Michael Weinstein, Chairman and CEO of Ark Restaurants, told it to an interviewer producing a 2019 segment for a New-York Historical Society series
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Farewell: Tales from the 79th Street Boat Basin
Christopher Williamson is an artist, musician and impresario who has presented concerts around the world; the former night manager of the original Studio 54; a
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An UWS Bookstore that Only Sold Murder Mysteries
In a 1972 segment of the popular TV show “To Tell the Truth,” Dilys Winn wowed the panel who were grilling contestants all claiming to
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The Upper West Side Renaissance of the ’60s & ’70s – and the Neighborhood Today
Maybe it’s a bias, but the best part of New York City is the Upper West Side. The list of why goes on and on.
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Exploring Lincoln Square During the 1990s
Sheryl Crow was playing in my headphones. I would have preferred to shuffle her songs with Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy and The Fugees’ The Score, but
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A 1970s Photo Exhibit Space at the 79th Street Boat Basin
Super innovative, committed both to encouraging photographers and providing community service with long lasting impact? Yes!
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Columbus Avenue’s Former Dance Clubs
Oddly, dancing at a club has never seemed quite appropriate on the Upper West Side – though many Upper West Siders may recall leaving late,
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