PM Daily, January 31, 1943
Apartment House Workers Strike
Fourteen employees of the swank 14-story apartment house at 417 Park Ave., next to the Ritz Towers, are on strike for higher pay…
Weegee Daily, January 31, 2013
471 Park Ave. does not exist anymore… The neighboring Ritz Tower remains regal…
Weegee Daily, January 31, 2013
Google Street View of 471 Park Ave.
(Nearby Art!)
Weegee Daily Map!
PM Daily, January 29, 1943, p.8
Oops-another pedestrian loses his footing in slippery drifts.
(Not sure which photo is by Weegee. Maybe it’s the top one…)
Weegee Daily, January 29, 2013
(Phoned this one in…)
PM Daily, Vol. 3, January 27, 1941, No. 194, p. 8
Blaze Makes 200 Homeless, Kills One and Injures Seven
A four-alarm fire swept the upper floors of the six-story apartment house at 552 Riverside Dr., near Claremont Inn, during snow storm early yesterday morning. By the time the fierce blaze was brought under control, 200 people were homeless, one tenant had been suffocated, another was cut by glass, and six firemen were hurt.
Many of those forced to the street in scanty attire were students at the nearby Juilliard School of Music. Tenants in nearby buildings sheltered many of the homeless. A tailor around the corner on Tiemann Pl. converted his shop into a refuge, and 60 of the younger tenants were taken to Knickerbocker Hospital [Founded in 1862; 70 Convent Av., Manhattan, now apartments – according to wikipedia] for the night. The Red Cross precinct disaster service swung into action, supplying clothes and funds for those who needed them.
When the flames got to work on the metal cornice it burned with this blowtorch effect, the glow being visible across the Hudson.
Tenants got off the upper fire escapes just before they were enveloped by flames. Cause of he fire was not determined.
This girl musician is laughing hysterically. She saved her precious violin, but dashed to the street in nightgown and without shoes.
PM Photos by Weegee
Weegee Daily, January 27, 2013
No Fire Yesterday or Today… The building is pet friendly…
(Noir-ish lighting ;-)
Perhaps coincidentally, currently there is a sixth floor apartment available, for sale, for $369,000. From a real estate website: the building was built in 1910; the building has 68 units, 6 floors, a live-in super, common court yard, bike storage, storage, fitness center and central laundry room. The building is pet friendly. 60 years ago today, it’s very likely that this apartment was damaged in the above fire…
Weegee Daily Photos by Ceegee
Weegee Daily Map!
(To be continued…)
PM Daily, January 18, 1943, p.7
Our Little Businessmen Bounced Around by War
Signs of the times are reproduced below…
Chinese curio store doubles up with rival.
There’s a barber shortage on the Bowery.
This establishment has already closed.
Vacant store becomes baby carriage depot.
James Butler grocery store, that’s all.
Hamburger joint will re-open, they hope.
Musical instrument store shuts up shop.
Leon is gone, but his salve is still on sale.
Tailor going out of business.
PM Photos by Weegee
PM Daily, January 18, 1941, p. 5
Thirteen-Ton Roosevelt Bust Placed Before Post Office…
PM Photo by Weegee
PM Daily, January 14, 1943, Vol. 3, No. 181, p.2
“Shading his face from photographers, Carmine Galante is taken from Police Headquarters to the District Attorney’s office for questioning.”
PM Photo by Weegee
(Carmine Galante [rarely seen without a cigar, according to wikipedia] was of course not charged with the Tresca murder…)
PM Daily, January 14, 1943, Vol. 3, No. 181, p.2
…Bullets End a Stormy Career in Labor History
Police photographer snaps the end of the trail of Carlo Tresca, one-time Anarchist, one-time Wobbly, more recently militant and anti-fascist.
PM Daily, January 12, Vol. 3, No. 179, p. 3
PM Photo by Weegee
Weegee Daily, January 12, 2013
15th Street and 5th Ave, 2013…
Sight of the slaying… Fashion and Anti-fascism…
oblivious to the
history, a shopper
steps over the
“anarchist’s” blood spilled
in labor’s struggle,
shot in the
head, like light,
or coffee and
chewed chewing gum,
preserved in an
amber concrete photograph,
pedestrian
Then and now:
From PM Daily, January 12, 1943, p. 2: “Tresca was shot down gangster-style, within a half block of the office of his semi-monthly newspaper, Il Martella (The Hammer), an Italian-language publication that carried on an incessant fight against fascism.”
From the bebe website: “bebe is the go-to destination for chic, contemporary fashion. The brand evokes a mindset – an attitude, not an age. It’s a true original, always defining fashion’s next stride forward. Designed for the confident, sexy, modern woman, bebe is a global label that embodies a sensual, sophisticated lifestyle.”
PS.
Weegee’s photo was not is every issue of PM published on January 12, 1943. Perhaps only a later edition. The Corbis website and Museum of the City of NY blog have variants of the Tresca murder.
WD Photos by Ceegee
(To be continued/edited…)
PM Daily, January 11, 1943, Vol. 3. No. 178, p. 32
Night Club Row, and No Taxis
During peak night club business on 52d St. just after midnight Sunday morning, street was empty of taxis and private cars. Departing patrons walked or staggered to nearest subway.
PM Photo by Weegee
PM Daily, January 11, 1943, Vol. 3. No. 178, p. 5
Wartime in New York:
Pleasure Driving Ban Raises Crop of Windshield Excuses
The few automobiles that must be about on business or other legitimate errands attract eagle-eyed cops and OPA investigators. To keep out of trouble, drivers decorate windshield with notes and signs. Examples on this page were found in midtown district by Weegee.
Shipworker’s car in midtown.
Apparently left by a tow-car driver on a hapless car parked on Manhattan Street.
What hardhearted OPA inspector would question a mission?
Somebody had a leak in his mechanical refrigerator, so-o-o…
Plumber’s emergency service car, plainly identified.
Coast Guard keeps sign on reverse side of adjustable sunshade.
Hand-made sign explains a service man’s situation.
Special dispensation for service men on leave.
Photos by Weegee, PM
Too Many Cars in Midtown Manhattan Raises Crop of Windshield Signs.
The too many automobiles that are about on business or other legitimate reasons attract eagle-eyed NYC Traffic Enforcement Agents and potential customers. To keep out of trouble and/or attract attention, drivers decorate windshield and windows, with notes and signs. Examples on this page were found in midtown district by Ceegee.
Hand-made sign explains a doorman’s situation.
Photos by Ceegee, WD
PM Daily, January 10, 1943, Vol. 3, No. 177, p.5
One of the “Frills” That Could Make Milk Cost You More
Consumer 7 a.m.: Consumer-Farmer delivers 120 paper containers.
Juniper 8:05 a.m.: Juniper delivers 96 bottles.
Borden 8:20 a.m.: Borden delivers 76.
Sheffield 9:20 a.m.: Sheffield delivers 84.
Soiefer 9:30 a.m.” Soiefer delivers 144.
Sunnydale 9:55 a.m. : Sunnydale 100 bottles of cream.
PM Photos by Weegee
Google Street View, Weegee Daily, January 10, 2013
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