PM Daily, February 1, 1944
Ritz, a puppy belonging to William Kinsman, was one of the casualties of the two-alarm blaze at 157 W. 74th St. yesterday. Noticing the dog had a broken leg, a fireman wrapped him in a blanket and took him to the street.
PM Photo by Weegee
Weegee Daily, February 1, 2013
157 West 74th Street yesterday… No puppies noticed…
WD Photo by Ceegee
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PM Daily, February 1, 1942
When Brooklyn Mattress Factory Burned
yesterday (at 249 Willoughby St., opposite Raymond St. jail), three alarms were turned in. Photo made about dawn.
PM Photo by Weegee
Weegee Daily, February 1, 2013
When Brooklyn Tree Grows
(yesterday at approximately 249 Willoughby St., opposite The Brooklyn Hospital, and near the Prison Ship Marty’s Monument). Photo made at 7:37 PM.
Weegee Daily Photo by Ceegee
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(Great web pages on Raymond St. Jail here and here…)
PM Daily, February 17, pp. 18-19
(Photos by Leo Lieb)
“…medieval Brooklyn lockup…”
PM Daily, January 31, 1943
Rush for Auto License Plates
This is part of the crowd of 7,000 who crowded the office of the State Motor Vehicle Bureau, 80 Centre St., to get automobile license plates. Deadline is midnight Monday.
PM Photos by Weegee
Weegee Daily, January 31, 2013
Rush for Marriage Licenses
This is part of the crowd of 7, or more, who crowded the office of the Office of the New York City Clerk., 80 Centre St. (or 141 Worth Street), to get Marriage Licenses…
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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!)
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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…
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(To be continued…)
PM Daily, January 27, 1942
Desire for Death:
This woman being led away by police tried to jump from 18th-floor ledge of Telephone Building, Broad and Beaver Sts. A cop’s flying tackle saved her. She is Mary Kovatch, 37, a charwoman.
PM Photo by Weegee
Weegee Daily, January 27, 2013
Desire for Death…
WD Photos by Google Street View
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(to be continued…)
The Times Record, Troy, N.Y., January 29, 1942
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 26, 1942, p5
PM Daily, January 27, 1941, Vol. 1, No. 159, p. 32
New York Chinese Welcome New Year to Pell Street in a Snowstorm
In the Chinese calendar, today is New Year’s… Chinatown welcomed it at midnight with the traditional lion dance to drive away evil spirits. Weegee made this picture of the ceremony from a fire escape above headquarters of the Hip Sing Chinese Association, 15 Pell St…
Weegee Daily, January 27, 2013
New York Chinese Do Not Welcome New Year on Pell Street after a Small Snowstorm
In the Chinese calendar, today is not New Year’s… Ceegee made these pictures from Pell St., in front of the Hip Sing Chinese Association, 15 Pell St. (That building probably has not changed much in 62 years.)
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PM Daily, January 26, 1941, Vol. 1, No. 32, p. 32
Winter From Empire State Building
Snow was almost gone from pavements yesterday, but it lay thick on skyscraper roofs. No traffic there, 5 to 10 degrees colder.
PM Photo by Weegee
Weegee Daily, January 26, 2013
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall from Google Maps… Or, Winter from above the Empire State Building
Snow was gone from pavements yesterday, but it lay thin on skyscraper roofs. No traffic there… (Too lazy and cheap to go to the top of the Empire State Building… With the magic of Google maps and Photoshop…)
PM Daily, January 26, 1941, Vol. 1, No. 32, p. 13
The Storm Wasn’t Really This Bad
Weegee was after snow pictures Saturday morning and he found this one on Columbus Circle. The snow didn’t really fall this heavily. This is just the way the snowplow piled it up. To make it look worse Weegee put his camera on the street and shot upward.
Photo by Weegee
Weegee Daily, January 26, 2013
The Storm Wasn’t Really That Bad
Ceegee was after snow pictures Saturday morning and he found this one on Columbus Circle. The snow didn’t really fall heavily… To make it look worse Ceegee put his camera almost on the street and shot upward… (Funny coincidence, it did snow a little last (Friday) night…)
Photo by Ceegee
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