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Weegee Daily… March 23, 1942… New York’s Little Italy Remembers the Boys in Service…

March 23, 2013
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PM Daily, March 23, 1942
New York’s Little Italy Remembers the Boys in Service
“This large service flag, decorated with an oil painting of a soldier, was bought with $100 raised by the Dapper Dan Social Club – they ran a dance. Yesterday the flag was taken to the church of the Most Holy Crucifix, Broome and Mott Sts., where Father Pascile blessed it. Then with a band, the flag was paraded all through Little Italy. Money thrown into the flag totaled $300. It will be used to send presents to the young me from Mott St., in the block between Broome and Grand, who are now in the service. Little Itay is proud of them.
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Weegee Daily, March 23, 2013
The Most Holy Crucifix Church, 378 Broome Street, is now the The Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, a Roman Catholic church, and the Philippine Pastoral Center, etc…
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Weegee Daily… March 22, 1943… “Butter buyers suddenly jammed his shop…”

March 22, 2013
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PM Daily, March 22, 1943, p.18
“Harry Kaltman, who owns the dairy store at 125 Delancey St., had his whole family helping him behind the counter yesterday afternoon. Butter buyers jammed the shop to beat the midnight freezing order. Kaltman didn’t know why the rush was on until customers told him of the order. Like most storekeepers, he limited sales to one-quarter of a pound per customer.”

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Weegee Daily, March 22, 2013
Parking lot at 125 Delancey St., next to the “as old as hills” liquor store, no more butter buyers…

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Weegee Daily… March 19, 1941… Tenement Fire On Lower East Side Drives 50 Families Into Cold…

March 19, 2013
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PM Daily, March 19, 1941, Vol. I, No. 196, p. 32
Tenement Fire On Lower East Side Drives 50 Families Into Cold
Down in one of New York’s poorest districts, half a hundred families are crowded into an old house at 90 Stanton St. Fire started in an adjacent tenement, was sucked through the air shafts by the high wind, almost smothering all of those who lived there. Here is a rescue.
Photo by Weegee

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Weegee Daily, March 19, 2013
Lower East Side…
Down in one of New York’s “most desirable neighborhoods,” “in the heart of the historical Lower East Side,” 20 units rent for a few or several thousand dollars a month… Here is the front door…
From a popular real estate website: “This is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the city and this building could not be more centrally located… With some of the best restaurants and bars in the city, you will always be thoroughly entertained [thoroughly entertained?] the moment you step foot out of your door!”
From a popular real estate website: “This 6 story, 20-unit building was built in 1920 and is located in the heart of the historical Lower East Side. The building is comprised of both one and two bedroom units which makes this an ideal building for all types [all types?]. Most units have been newly renovated with new floors, as well as new appliances. Unfortunately, this unit is NOT pet friendly.” (Three weeks ago a one-bedroom apartment rented for $2,400/month.)… Looks like a rat trap in the lower right corner…
Photo by Ceegee

[One of the best PM Daily back covers.]

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Weegee Daily… March 14, 1943… Boy from the Richelieu meets girl at the Stage Door Canteen…

March 14, 2013
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PM Daily, March 14, 1943
Boy from the Richelieu meets girl at the Stage Door Canteen…
PHOTO BY WEEGEE

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Weegee Daily, March 14, 2013
Boy from Jekyll & Hyde startles girl on sidewalk in front of the old Stage Door Canteen…
216 West 44th St. sign on wall…
PHOTO BY CEEGEE

“Stage Door Canteen” is more than wartime nostalgia that dredges up disposable, propagandistic ditties with an attitude of serious fun. It is an informative piece of history that remembers the first Stage Door Canteen, a hospitality center created by the American Theater Wing in the basement of a Broadway theater at 216 West 44th Street, where celebrities and servicemen could mingle. On any given night it could accommodate 3,500 people. Alcohol was not served.” (from the NY Times)

Cinema Treasures website.

Stage Door Canteen movie on archive.org.

Weegee Daily… March 12, 1942… After Auto Hit Excavation Fence at 11th Ave. and 39th St.

March 12, 2013
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PM Daily, March 12, 1942, p. 8
“After Auto Hit Excavation Fence at 11th Ave. and 39th St.
The Driver Wasn’t Hurt, but a man and a woman passenger were when auto hit wooden fence around excavation at 11th Ave. and 39th St. yesterday. Injured man, Thomas Bryan of Kensington, N.J., was badly cut when thrown into windshield.”
PM Photo by Weegee

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Weegee Daily, March 12, 2013
After/Over Verizon… Fence at 11th Ave. and 39th St.
The Caller Wasn’t Hurt, but a Manhattan resident walked past a metal fence around Verizon at 11th Ave. and 39th St…”
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Weegee Daily… March 9,1941… This Time It Really Snowed in New York — 12 Inches More to Come…

March 9, 2013
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PM Daily, March 9, 1941
This Time It Really Snowed in New York — 12 Inches More to Come
Thousands of automobiles parked overnight were found like this by owners Saturday morning.
Photos by JD and Weegee, PM Staff.

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Weegee Daily, March 9, 2013
This Time It Didn’t Really Snow in New York…
Thousands of partially melted snow people were found like this by photographers Saturday night in Madison Square Park.
Photo by Ceegee, WD Staff

Weegee Daily… March 8, 1942… Street Scene: Last Rights After Fire…

March 8, 2013
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PM Daily, March 8, 1942
Street Scene: Last Rights After Fire

“Three persons died in a one-alarm fire at a tenement with out fire escapes at 239 W. 16th St. yesterday. Seven other persons were injured. On the street after the bodies were removed, Father G.J. Knoepfel, S.J., pronounced the last rites as ambulance doctor held his hat. Two of the dead were identified as Mrs. Betty Hasara, 22, and her daughter Lucille, 8 months. The other body was too badly burned for identification. Two men were rescued from ladders; two women carrying children jumped from second-floor windows. Police are investigating the fire, which apparently started on the first floor and swept through the roof. Flames were 40 feet high when firemen arrived. Other fires yesterday took two lives in Brooklyn.
PM Photo by Weegee

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Weegee Daily, March 9, 2013
Street Scene…
No one died at a three-story building, with out fire escapes in the front, at 239 West 16th St. tonight…
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(Ghosts…)

A few easily Google-able articles:
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St. Petersburg Times, March 8, 1942
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The Daily Argus, March 7, 1942
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The Syracuse Herald Journal, March 7, 1942
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The Syracuse Herald Journal, March 8, 1942

Weegee Daily… March 2, 1943… When fire swept the five-story loft…

March 2, 2013
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PM Daily, March 3, 1943
“When fire swept the five-story loft building at 372 E. Houston St., Manhattan, the policeman, above, rescued these two kittens from a hallway…”

PM Photo by Weegee

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Weegee Daily, March 2, 2013
When time swept the five-story loft building from 372 East Houston Street… Not sure exactly where this building was, perhaps it would have been in the above photos, if it still existed…

WD Photo by Ceegee

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(to be continued…)

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Weegee Daily… March 2, 1941… The Art Students…

March 2, 2013
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Pm Daily, March 2, 1941
The Art Students Hold Their Annual Party… But Is It Art?
Miss Babita, that’s the whole name, is a well known psychic, her friends said. The sign may indicate some of her friends aren’t.
This is a mermaid costume that won first prize, a bagful of money which she didn’t count. The winner in the costume is Renee Parsons.
She graced the annual ball of the Art Students’ League at the Commodore Friday night and she is Natalia Munez.
PM photos by Weegee

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Weegee Daily, March 2, 2013
Beautiful Building Is “Rebuilt and Modernized”… But Is It Art?
According to wikipedia: The Commodore Hotel opened on January 28, 1919, but was completely rebuilt and modernized in 1980.
WD photos by Ceegee

Great “Time Shutter” of The Commodore Hotel…
Menu at The Commodore Hotel, 1933, from NYPL, here!

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The Beauty and The Beast…
WD photos by Google Street View

(to be continued…)

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