The bucolic Upper West Side provided an excellent location for an orphanage in the early-to-mid nineteenth century.
Read moreThe bucolic Upper West Side provided an excellent location for an orphanage in the early-to-mid nineteenth century.
Read moreThere were daily newspaper reports, by borough, of new cases of flu and pneumonia.
Read moreWhen New York went on “pause,” I decided to learn about the 1918 flu epidemic
Read moreOne in twelve adults was over 65 in 1955; today it is one in seven.
Read moreThe women who founded the Association were profoundly religious in their mission but were not from any particular Protestant church.
Read moreIn the early days of the nineteenth century as the population of New York City expanded
Read moreAs parents cope with educating their children in this complicated time, it’s been interesting to look back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries
Read moreNew York City had a “tavern culture” starting in Colonial times. Taverns came in every shape and size and were owned by a range of residents, both elites and
Read moreNew York City had to recover from the Revolutionary War after George Washington marched back to downtown Manhattan in November 1783
Read moreThe enslavement of African Americans was prevalent in colonial New York, where 40% of Europeans owned slaves,
Read moreSo many historians have written about the Battle of Harlem Heights on September 16, 1776
Read moreNew York City’s colonial history provides a context for Bloomingdale’s history before the American Revolution.
Read moreOur post on matchbooks from old restaurants inspired more people to send in their matchbooks from the area and even from around the country.
Read moreThis has been the second least-snowy New York winter in recorded history, a travesty to children everywhere and even to some adults.
Read moreAs much as we try to paper over the past, it's usually still hiding near the surface. Two signs that were recently spotted in the neighborhood brought back memories from decades ago.
Read moreAs someone who started life in an orphanage, I never dreamed I’d one day become the landlord of two small apartment buildings on West 68th Street in New York City.
Read moreFor generations of New York City children the mineral and gem room at the American Museum of Natural History was better than a cardboard box.
Read moreWhen city leaders were advocating to build a park in the center of Manhattan in the 1850's, there was one neighborhood that was in the way of their plans.
Read moreTwo tech-savvy history buffs have mapped thousands of photos from city archives to create a streetview map of 1980's New York City. The
Read moreRestaurants are a crucial part of Upper West Side history, and the Bloomingdale History blog recently posted an intriguing piece on the neighborhood's early dining history.
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