Never-before-seen photos of NYC

[RunInRed 16,991]

This is pretty cool...

Never-before-seen photos from 100 years ago tell vivid story of gritty New York City

By Associated Press

The city's Department of Records officially announced the debut of the photo database.

Culled from the Municipal Archives collection of more than 2.2 million images going back to the mid-1800s, the 870,000 photographs feature all manner of city oversight -- from stately ports and bridges to grisly gangland killings.

Workers dig in Delancy Street on New York's Lower East Side in this photo dated July 29, 1908.

A bridge too far? Painters hang from suspended wires on the Brooklyn Bridge October 7, 1914 -- 31 years after it first opened.

Genesis of a icon: In this June 5, 1908 photo, the Manhattan Bridge is less than a shell, seen from Washington Street. It wouldn't be opened for another 18 months and wouldn't be completed for another four years.

The Great Bambino: In this September 30, 1936, Works Progress Administration, Federal Writerís Project, photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a man hands a program to baseball legend Babe Ruth, center, as he is joined by his second wife Clare, center left, and singer Kate Smith, front left, in the grandstand during Game One of the 1936 World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Moment in history: The headline of the newspaper the man in this May 18, 1940 photo reads: 'Nazi Army Now 75 Miles From Paris.' This picture shows the corner of Sixth Avenue and 40th Street in Manhattan.

The Third Avenue elevated train rumbles across lower Manhattan in this undated photo. City Hall can be seen in the background.

Busy streets: Men and women stroll a row of jewelry shops on the Lower East Side (left) and stand in line for bread during the Great Depression (right).

Building roads: Workers lay bricks to pave 28th Street in Manhattan on October 2, 1930.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html

[channonc 466]

Wow! Very cool!

[Tigermike 3,425]

That's neat.

I tried to get in:

Due to overwhelming demand, the New York City Municipal Archives Online Gallery is unavailable at present. Maintenance activities are underway to address this issue.

[RunInRed 16,991]

That's neat.

I tried to get in:

Due to overwhelming demand, the New York City Municipal Archives Online Gallery is unavailable at present. Maintenance activities are underway to address this issue.

Yep, same message for me. It appears all of the traffic has crashed the site. Hopefully it will be back up soon.

[banditmwp 713]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing, RIR