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5 days ago · Here’s a sampling: 1. Patchin Place. This simple gas lamp, located in an easy-to-miss gated community in Greenwich Village, is actually the oldest working gas lamp (or second oldest) in New...
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Thomas Edison and His Role in Lighting Up NYC. Though much...
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The undeveloped parcel of land Middle Road cut through,...
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A round-up of New York's most obscure abandoned islands,...
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Frances Benjamin Johnston 's Self-Portrait (as "New Woman"), 1896. An undergarment called a bicycle waist is advertised as "graceful as the New Woman". 1896. The New Woman was a feminist ideal that emerged in the late 19th century and had a profound influence well into the 20th century. In 1894, writer Sarah Grand (1854–1943) used the term ...
5 days ago · The 1920s marked the golden age of neon. Cities like New York and Los Angeles began to embrace neon signage, using it to draw customers and enhance their urban landscapes. The vibrant colors and dynamic shapes became synonymous with modernity and innovation. 2.2 The Golden Age of Neon (1940s-1960s)
Oct 1, 2024 · Beginning in the late 1970s, headlines came to define the New York Post —and still do—particularly the front page, or wood, which roared, brawled, and punned its way into the fabric of a city...
6 days ago · Only a handful of original gas lampposts exist in New York City’s five boroughs. The lamps that line Poplar Street were installed more than a century after the first gas lamps appeared.
5 days ago · New York City’s first ornamental street lamps were installed in September 1892 on Fifth Avenue between Washington Square Park and 59th Street and the Edison Illuminating Company provided the...
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2 days ago · The cities of New York and Chicago vied in building skyscrapers, and New York pulled ahead with its Empire State Building. The basic pattern of the modern white-collar job was set during the late-19th century, but it now became the norm for life in large and medium-sized cities.
