PM Daily, January 6, 1942, p. 12

2. But this policeman found an auto near Radio City parked illegally, and left a ticket…
3. For Eddie Grosso, musician, of 34-40 83d St., Jackson Heights. Grosso faces $4 fine under new law. He parked his car, attended to business in Radio City, got souvenir.
PM Photos by Weegee

Weegee Daily, January 6, 2013
2. A meter maid, or New York City traffic enforcement agent, found this van near Radio City parked illegally, and left a ticket…
3. A/C repairman faces a $65 fine. He parked his van, attended to business in Radio City, got souvenir.
Weegee Daily Photos by Ceegee

Weegee Daily… January 4, 1944… Effects of Explosion on a Navy Destroyer…

January 4, 2013

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PM Daily, January 4, 1944, pp 12-13.
“Miss Irene Maher, manager of Maher’s Hotel, 116-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd., examines broken window in the hotel.”
“Sol Berger, proprietor, moves model from shattered window of his clothing shop, while Nat, glazier, takes out broken glass.”
“This window at a Rockaway Beach draft board headquarters was blown out by the explosion.”
Photos by Weegee, PM

Weegee Daily, January 4, 2013
No explosion on a Navy destroyer today…
On January 3, 1944, the less-than-year-old, 1700 ton, U.S.S. Turner exploded in NY Harbor.
(A few links about the Turner are here, here, here, and here.)
Photo by Google Street View, WD

Weegee Daily Map!

Weegee Daily… January 2, 1945… Boy, Were They Thirsty!

January 2, 2013

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PM Daily, January 2, 1945, p. 13
Boy, Were They Thirsty!
“Tavern [Old Village Restaurant] on ground floor of burning building is shelter for firemen overcome by smoke New Year’s Eve. Customers also had a hot time… Celluloid factory provides Fourth of July welcome for 1945…
They smelled no fumes but the divine fumes of alcohol. They heard no bells clanging but the happy bells in their brains… ‘Jeez! What a New Year! Boy!'”
PM Photos by Weegee

Weegee Daily, January 2, 2013
80 Greenwich Ave. is now a parking garage and the 3 Legged Dog theater company… a celluloid factory no more… we heard the happy bells on our iPods… on a quiet, cold New Year’s Day…
Weegee Daily Photos by Ceegee

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Weegee Daily… January 2, 1942… Auto Crashes Marred New Year – As Usual…

January 2, 2013

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PM Daily, January 2, 1942,
Auto Crashes marred New Year-as usual. When this car struck El pillar at 48th At. and Third Ave. driver was injured.
Bus crashed into doctor’s car parked in front of his office at 232 East 79th St…
Three were removed to Bellevue when, at Second Ave. and 39th St., this car collided with a taxi…
Driver of wrecked cab, John Delany, 559 Second Ave., was removed by cops, later went to hospital.
PM Photos by Weegee.

Weegee Daily, January 2, 2013
Auto Crashes Not Seen
This car at 48th St. and Third Ave.
Cars in front of 240 East 79th St… There is no 232 East 79th St. anymore…
This car was resting comfortably at Second Ave. and 39th St…
Weegee Daily Photos by Ceegee.

Weegee Daily… January 1, 1942… The Celebrating Reached Over to 5th Avenue…

January 1, 2013

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PM Daily, January 1, 1942, p. 17
…The Celebrating Reached Over to 5th Avenue.
A 5th Ave. bus looked like this as the year changed over.
PM Photo by Weegee.

Weegee Daily, January 1, 2013.
…Celebrating Did Not Reach Over to 5th Avenue.
A 5th Ave. bus looked like this about an hour before the year changed over…
Weegee Daily Photo by Ceegee.

Small discovery… Smiling Irishman…

December 26, 2012

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Smiling Irishman in Berenson Book…

PM Daily, December 26, 1943, p. 13.

One of the three uncredited photos, made by Weegee, of a “Fatal Fire on 42d Street” in 1943, is the well-known “Smiling Irishman” photo, tastefully and respectfully cropped…
This photo is intriguing. It has the ironic and funny “found” text that characterizes his late – early period, (the end of his first period, or after 1941) photos. (On The Spot, foreshadows this.) (Joy of Living – 1942, Simply Add Boiling Water – 1943, etc.)

TO BE CONTINUED/EDITED…

Weegee Daily… December 26, 1943

December 26, 2012

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PM Daily, December 26, 1943, p. 13.
Fatal Fire on 42nd Street.
Firemen try to rescue some of the men trapped in the flaming W. 42nd St. lodging house in which 16 perished.
A chaplain performs the last rites for one of the men burned to death. Bodies were taken to the next door garage.
They spent their Christmas in the Bellevue Morgue. These are some of the 16 bodies removed from the Standard Hotel, which was gutted by the fire Friday.

16 Men Killed in 42d St. Fire
“…a fire in the Standard Hotel, rooming house for night workers at 439 W. 42d St., which took the lives of 16 men and sent 20 to hospitals Friday.
The fire broke out suddenly after it had apparently been smoldering for several hours. Most of the 200 men estimated to have been in the place were asleep at the time…
Commissioner of Building and Housing William Wilson, who was at the scene, said the city had no control over this type of building.
He said that he and Mayor La Guardia had asked for legislation requiring greater safety devices at the last session of the State Legislature but were turned down.
Thousands of persons gathered along 42d St. to watch the horrible scene.” PM Daily, December 26, 1943, p. 13.

Weegee Daily, December 26, 2012. Photos by Ceegee.
One of the least attractive, (and least pedestrian friendly) areas of Manhattan, W 42d. St., saw snow and wind and too many cars…

Weegee Daily… December 26, 1940

December 26, 2012

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PM Daily, December 26, 1940.
First Aid fails to revive Paul Ryan, killed by a gas explosion in his apartment at 865 First Ave. Police said it was apparently suicide. The Christmas night blast shock the 17-story building and injured two house employes. PM photo by Weegee.

Boring photos fail to revive pedestrian… One of the eight million stories in the 17-story building ends and the building remains surprisingly intact… Weegee Daily photos by Ceegee.

Weegee Daily… December 24, 1940

December 24, 2012

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It’s No Trick that makes this steeplejack look as high up as the Chrysler Building needle – just the camera angle. He’s Andy Collins, 1074 Summit Ave., Bronx, painting the 60-foot pole atop the 38-story Commerce Building, 155 E. 44th St. Photo by Weegee

It’s No Trick that makes the Chrysler Building look like the Chrysler Building – just the camera angle…
Photos by Ceegee

Weegee Daily… December 23, 1940

December 23, 2012

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Ermine-Wrapped Patron Caught in the Gambling Den…
A gold-lame evening bag shields her face as one of 50 carriage-trade gamblers ducks out of 18 E. 68th St. after raiders early yesterday interrupted their $5 to $1000-a-chip roulette game. Cops sent the customers home but confiscated the equipment and held five men as operators, including George Herrick, 45, described by detectives as successor to Arnold Rothstein. PM Photo by Weegee

Plain-Clothes Men Raid $1000-a-Chip Society Gambling Spot
PM Photos by Weegee