Throwback Thursday: Remembering When ‘Off to the Races’ Meant West 72nd Street
"...the clientele was considered by non-bettors to be unattractive, lazy or just unsavory. I, however, did not see it that wa … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Countess Vera, the Lady Who Loved Pigeons
I think most people thought she was a crazy old lady, but I knew that was not true, be … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Ye Very Olde Bloomingdale Road (Broadway) in the Colonial and Post-Revolutionary Era
A few months ago, a new website developed by John Jay College caught my attention. Like many institutions of higher education, the Co … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Photos of the Thanksgiving Parade in 1953
Macy's started holding a Christmas parade through the city starting in 1924, and switched it to a Thanksgiving parade three years l … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: 30 Years of Adventures on the Upper West Side
In these challenging times of the pandemic, I reflect back on what life was like for me on the Upper West Side, my favorite place in the wo … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Matchbooks Bring Back Memories
Our tipster Debra was throwing some old matchbooks out when she decided to line them up and snap a photo. "Remember these?" she wrote in an email to … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Menus in a Drawer Spark Delicious Memories
Doc Rich Weiss found some old menus and sent us a photo of them, writing a little about what makes those memories special. The restaurants featured in … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: One of the Classic Upper West Side Movie Theaters
The New Yorker Theater at 2409 Broadway at 88th Street was one of the great Upper West Side movie houses of the 20th century. Woody Allen … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: A Photographer Captured That 70s and 80s Vibe
Mark Futral has photographed Upper West Siders for decades, and he sent us some of his shots from the 1970s and 80s, along with … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: The ‘Broadway Ladies’ of the Late 70s
The photo and hand-coloring above are by Joan Menschenfreund, who has lived on the Upper West Side for 51 years. The women were sitting in the Bro … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Forty Years Ago, the UWS Had Quite the Style
Stephen Harmon took hundreds of pictures of the neighborhood in the 70's and 80's and thankfully he still has many of them. Check out … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: A Fresh Dip in Central Park
Way back in the day, people would take a dip on a hot day in the swimmin' holes in Central Park. This photo from the M … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Bench-Warmers
Stephen Harmon sent in the photos below of people hanging out on local benches back in the mid-19 … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Learn Some History Before the Wrecking Ball Swings
The southeast corner of Broadway and 85th Street is being readied for demolition, the latest two-story building on the a … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: 12 Photos of Fun, Frozen Days in Central Park
There hasn't been much snow yet this winter, but some could be coming this weekend, and it's worth a look back at how some previous genera … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: A New View of the Old Neighborhood
The city recently digitized 720,000 photos that were taken taken for tax purposes between 1939 and 1941, and made them available on the inte … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Remembering ‘Old John’
Stephen Harmon took this photo sometime in the late 70's or early 80's at 72nd Street and Broadway. "Old John the accordion playe … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: An Author Remembers the Roaches, the Muggers and the Milk Machine
At risk of sounding like the Ancient Mariner, I remember how Book Culture’s block looked when I moved to New York City in 1970 to … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: Business Cards and Receipts to Make Your Mouth Water
West Side Rag reader David saved receipts and business cards from some iconic Upper West Side businesses and sent us the … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: A Flower Shop That Was Out of This World
Once upon a time in what now seems like another world, there was a little flower shop on Columbus and 73rd Street between the years of 1974 and … Read the rest of this entry >>
