Tag: throwback thursday

The city recently digitized 720,000 photos that were taken taken for tax purposes between 1939 and 1941, and made them available on the internet.

Stephen Harmon took this photo sometime in the late 70's or early 80's at 72nd Street and Broadway. "Old John the accordion player was

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 take

West Side Rag reader David saved receipts and business cards from some iconic Upper West Side businesses and sent us the photo

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 1984

A two-day storm in February 1983 was so memorable that someone wrote Blizzard 83 in the snow in front of the Bethesda Fountain.

For years, the Tower Records at 66th and Broadway was a gathering place for Upper West Siders who didn't yet have Spotify because it wasn't invented.

The Famous Dairy Restaurant at 222 West 72nd Street served traditional Jewish food and was a favorite haunt of writer Isaac Bashevis Singer.

A two-story building on 72nd Street between Broadway and West End once housed several small shops, wrote

Having lived on the Upper West Side since 1989, I could never imagine living in another area of the city. This is my home. I lived here first as a

Stephen Harmon sent us more of his great shots of the Upper West Side in the 1980's

The New York Public Library has been creating some amazing digital tools in the past couple of years. The library wants more of its collection

In the photo above, a trolley saunters up Broadway past the Beacon Theater between 74th and 75th Streets. The photo

Thankfully for all of us, Stephen Harmon carried his camera around the neighborhood in the 1980's and captured the lively fashion and personalities.

Check out some more colorful photos of the Upper West Side in the 1980's by Stephen Harmon.

Stephen Harmon sent us more of his fine photos of the Upper West Side in the 1980's. See if you can spot old landmarks, like

Remember the olden days, when young men wore tight shorts, old ones wore hats, and everyone read actual physical newspapers? Here are

Stephen Harmon has so many wonderful photos of Upper West Siders that he took in the 80's (and other decades). He's shared

Upper West Sider Stephen Harmon loved to walk around the neighborhood in the 1980's and snap pictures of the colorful people.

Yes, Central Park has Lasker Pool and several gyms and buildings have pools, but there does seem to be a dearth of public pools