I grew up in the Bronx but I never liked it and knew that one day I would finally leave it. I'm a very proud native New Yorker overall and city gal at heart. I don't live in the city anymore, I live in the suburbs which some would consider "Upstate New York".
For a long time I've been wanting to collect old images of New York City to hang in my home. Images especially of Manhattan before it turned into a glorified shopping mall, became TOO expensive to live in, and the sleeze was taken out of Times Square. I am old enough to remember some of that and get a little nostalgic over it. That's why I love 1970s New York movies so much like Taxi Driver, The Warriors & French Connection. Even moreso now that I *finally* started watching Mad Men - I'm still in Season 1, I got a lot of catching up to do.
Until that day comes and I have the wall space, I'll just share some of my favorite Old New York images here.
Central Park - This is still one of my favorite places to visit any time of the year.
3rd Avenue - not sure which Third Avenue this is, but I currently work on Third Ave. Most of the elevated trains that ran through Manhattan are now underground.
Sometimes I wish I could move to another big city like Chicago just to experience a different place but maybe I should visit it first. I've never been and want to check it out so bad. I guess there will always be a part of me that wants to be in a city even though I'd also like a nice quiet home with a garden and trees in between neighbors.





































































