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Weegee Daily… January 6, 1942… An Auto Near Radio City Parked Illegally…

January 6, 2013
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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

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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.
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69 Years Ago Today… American Kids Don’t Beg – They March…

November 26, 2012
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PM Daily, November 26, 1943, photos by Morris Gordon

“American boys don’t beg.” That’s the slogan of the ragamuffin parade put on yesterday by the Madison Square Boys’ Club in an effort to stamp out the habit of street soliciting by children. Here boys representing many of the United Nations pass in the line of march…
The highlight of the parade was this group. Churchill and Roosevelt drive Hitler and Tojo by their respective necks. Procession started from 301 E. 29th St.
This bit of symbolism represents Mayor La Guardia thrashing the hide out of the Black Market. Esoteric stuff, eh?

Great NYPL blog post: “Thanksgiving Ragamuffin Parade.”


East 29th Street, looking west.

East 29th Street, looking east.
The ragamuffin has vanished…

Weegee Daily… July 23, 1942

July 23, 2012
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Weegee, PM Daily, July 23, 1942

Rationing of gasoline via permanent coupons started yesterday. In the photo, cars lined up in front of stations without gas. Sam Fromen, junkman, and his faithful steed had laugh on autoists at this Seventh Ave. station. Later in the day, after stations got gas, motorists stayed away in droves. Afraid of disappointment, perhaps. PM Photo by Weegee


Ceegee, Weegee Daily, July 23, 2012

Irrational. No rationing on this Seventh Ave. block. The gulf between the past and the present is thicker than bricks… WD Photo by Ceegee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We let our fingers do the walking to find this location… According to the 1940 Manhattan telephone book (courtesy of NYPL), there were two Bricks Service Stations on 7th Ave. The one at 161 7th Ave. is behind the Gulf gas station in Weegee’s photo. A local resident on a bike helped us identify the “art deco” building in the background…


Close, but no cigar…


The Google Street view of the Weegee photo.