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Rare Image Of 1840s New York City Up For Auction
The Associated Press via NPR.org ^ | March 25, 2009 | NA

Posted on 03/25/2009 7:04:08 PM PDT by neverdem

A daguerreotype of what really can be called "Old Broadway" — showing the famous New York City thoroughfare as the 1840s country road it once was — is going up for sale at Sotheby's auction house.

In the early to mid-19th century, between the American Revolution and the Starbucks revolution, the Upper West Side of Manhattan was open countryside, with large estates, white picket fences and wagons trundling along a rutted road already known as Broadway.

Photographic evidence of that era is scant, as most studios offering the newfangled daguerreotypes were located several miles away at the island's populated lower end and focused, literally, on that area. But one rural scene, recently discovered in New England, is going up for sale at Sotheby's on Monday. It's believed to date to 1848...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 1840s; daguerreotype; daguerreotypes; godsgravesglyphs; newyorkcity; photography
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Sotheby's lists the image (a detail is shown here) as "A Country Home Along 'A Continuation of Broadway,' likely New York City in October 1848 or earlier."Sotheby's

Full image of "A Country Home Along 'A Continuation of Broadway,' likely New York City in October 1848 or earlier." Sotheby's

Click the links for enlarged pics.

1 posted on 03/25/2009 7:04:09 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

And did you know (I’m pretty sure this is a true fact) other than Gracie Mansion there are today *no* single family residences on the entire island of Manhatten?


2 posted on 03/25/2009 7:08:48 PM PDT by Stosh
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To: neverdem

History bump...


3 posted on 03/25/2009 7:14:58 PM PDT by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)
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To: neverdem

Broadway is actually an old Indian path


4 posted on 03/25/2009 7:15:34 PM PDT by PfluegerFishin
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To: neverdem

Historic photos of New York City:
http://home2.nyc.gov/html/nyc100/html/classroom/photos/


5 posted on 03/25/2009 7:20:27 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Stosh
And did you know (I’m pretty sure this is a true fact) other than Gracie Mansion there are today *no* single family residences on the entire island of Manhatten?

Are you sure about Inwood, the northern end?

6 posted on 03/25/2009 7:31:30 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: ETL

Thanks for the link.


7 posted on 03/25/2009 7:32:58 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: PfluegerFishin; neverdem
Broadway is actually an old Indian path

Tell the libs we must restore it to its original pristine state and give it back, then watch their heads explode.

8 posted on 03/25/2009 7:35:09 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: neverdem

There actually *is* a street in Harlem called Old Broadway. It’s a bit east of modern Broadway, and represents a piece of the thoroughfare that was orphaned when the city grew north and its grid was rationalized.


9 posted on 03/25/2009 7:41:03 PM PDT by NativeNewYorker (Freepin' Jew Boy)
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To: neverdem

Children Sleighing on 51st Street at 5th Avenue, February 19, 1924
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Steeplechase Pier, Coney Island, July 30, 1922

Many more old pics of the five boros of New York City at this link:
http://home2.nyc.gov/html/nyc100/html/classroom/photos/100bklyn.html

10 posted on 03/25/2009 7:42:47 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: neverdem

Sorry, at THIS link...

http://home2.nyc.gov/html/nyc100/html/classroom/photos/index.html


11 posted on 03/25/2009 7:44:12 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Dead people!


12 posted on 03/25/2009 7:45:56 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Stosh

And did you know (I’m pretty sure this is a true fact) other than Gracie Mansion there are today *no* single family residences on the entire island of Manhatten?


All those folks with townhouses on the west side, east side, downtown and uptown are going to be surprised to hear that...


13 posted on 03/25/2009 7:47:28 PM PDT by durasell
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To: Revolting cat!

Not all of them. It’s from 1922.


14 posted on 03/25/2009 7:48:13 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: All

That 51st St and 5th ave pic in my post 10 is of Brooklyn, not Manhattan.


15 posted on 03/25/2009 7:52:03 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Stosh

Take your pick...

http://www.corcoran.com/property/search.aspx?Region=NYC&RentSale=SB


16 posted on 03/25/2009 7:53:26 PM PDT by durasell
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To: neverdem
On the LEFT coast however, 1890, the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Cahuenga:


17 posted on 03/25/2009 7:57:21 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers
Los Angeles Street in Los Angeles in 1907. Transitioning from horses to cars. A big move for LA, soon to be the car capitol of the world.


18 posted on 03/25/2009 8:01:30 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: cyborg; Clemenza; Cacique; NYCVirago; The Mayor; Darksheare; hellinahandcart; Chode; ...
"...the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn—I don’t think it’s going to happen." This is another attempt to abuse eminent domain. Lousy title in a blog entry gets nada.

New York state threatens 9,000 layoffs

Obama, DNC jump in on New York race (Dem internal poll shows Murphy within 2 pts)

Obama enters campaign, fundraising fray

Democrats hope to avoid losing the upstate New York seat where Republicans outnumber Democrats by 70,000.

http://www.jimtedisco.com/

FReepmail me if you want on or off my New York ping list.

NY 20 should be easy for the pubbies. It's just a matter of turnout. While Tedisco probably wouldn't mind donations, volunteers could be worth their weight in gold with Obama's Organizing For America getting involved.

19 posted on 03/25/2009 8:02:37 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: durasell
Current Apartments For Sale:

Address
140 Perry Street, West Village

Condo
5 Beds
4.5 Baths
8,150 SqFt
$19,500,000 (19.5 MILLION!!!!!!!!)

http://www.corcoran.com/agents/Listings.aspx?userid=DGS&region=NYC

20 posted on 03/25/2009 8:03:08 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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