1960's NYC In Black & White

**The Benniest** · December 31st, 2007, 12:30 AM

Really cool pictures. I really like the brought back, far out pictures of the city skyline.

Thanks for sharing!
Ben

**macreator** · December 31st, 2007, 12:37 AM

Wow, I forgot how defining 30 Rock used to be from the Hudson River. Manhattan seems so much narrower before all of the office space west of 6th Avenue was built up. You can even see 570 Lexington -- all the way over on Lexington Avenue -- in all its glory from the West side. What a different skyline.

**Radiohead** · January 18th, 2008, 10:27 PM

The following are from 1962

These are from 1958 & 59 (close enough for this thread, I guess)

A1960's lower Manhattan concept model
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1181/...d2cdbb15_o.jpg

**brianac** · January 19th, 2008, 03:40 AM

Thank you for taking the time, and having the patience to post all of these wonderful photographs. Particularly the last batch. They led me to the others which I would have missed because they were posted during my absence.

**Radiohead** · January 31st, 2009, 10:58 PM

Damn, this thread has been vacant for a year....time flies. Here are some more b/w and color courtesy of Straatis/Flickr

1960 Washington Market

1960 Brooklyn on a snowy night

Chinatown

The Village

Tudor City

165 Broadway, w/ Singer Building on left (demolished in 1968:-(

More Singer

Singer interior during demolition

**Radiohead** · January 31st, 2009, 11:16 PM

Hard Hat rally(from Gary Winogrand)

Village Gate (herb Snitzer)

Greenwich & Harrison (Victor Laredo)

NYC is invaded

Santas on Houston (Susan McCartney)

Crowd at Warwick Hotel to see the Beatles

Bob Dylan

Children in Harlem Apt w/ Triboro Bridge in distance

1968 (Garry Winogrand)

Brooklyn at dusk 1968 (William Gedney)

**Radiohead** · January 31st, 2009, 11:34 PM

Brooklyn scene 1969 (William Gedney)

SE corner of 7th Ave & 43rd St December 1969

100th St view of roof tops

1966 view from Beekman Hospital

1965 Chinatown (Ed Ford)

42nd St looking west (possibly a Cushman shot)

1964 World's Fair

World's Fair from expressway (Walter Reed)

1967 Broad Street Lower Manhattan

**Radiohead** · February 1st, 2009, 12:13 AM

1967 Fifth Ave Hotdog stand (Richard Friedman)

Great Human Be-In 1967

1968 Fillmore East

Mott St/Chinatown

1960 Fifth Ave looking south from 42nd St

Duffy Square 1967 (Al Lowe)

Mets vs. Milwaukee Braves 1964 (opening year at Shea)

FYI, this is all that's left...

60's police car in the 00's. Sweet.

**scumonkey** · February 1st, 2009, 12:34 AM

WOW Radiohead...Thank YOU for bringing back the memories!
That worlds fair was my first visit to the states...
These Monsters are some of my fondest-If I remember correctly,
the mouth on the T-Rex slowly opened and closed-
and back then, that was a sight to behold!!

**Radiohead** · February 1st, 2009, 12:53 AM

I wasn't born yet, but I would loved to have visited the fair and the dinoaurs. Glad it brought back good memories for you SCU

Here are some 1967 shots from gbaku/Flickr

NYC during a rainstorm

The Summer of Love, Village style

**Radiohead** · February 1st, 2009, 01:47 AM

1967 The big boxes were still a minority

Note the big intruder towards the right

From atop the Pan-Am

Helicopter view

NY Airways helicopter (for the JFK to Pan Am roof route)

**Derek2k3** · February 1st, 2009, 07:38 PM

This view is so much better without HSBC.

So this is what Southbridge Towers replaced. I should blow this up and bring it to the next CB1 meeting.

**Derek2k3** · February 25th, 2009, 11:19 PM

Great photostream of New York's skyline throughout the years.
eralsoto

I think the Midtown skyline is more attractive now than it's been in the past...of course taking a closer look at the individual buildings is another story.

The towers of the 60's and 70's took the softness out of the skyline but I find them a a necessary evil.