PHOTO: Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward filming "From the Terrace," in 1959 at the corner of Beaver and Broad Streets. View photo at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: A police officer halts traffic for Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue, leading the Parade of Lambs through Columbus Circle in 1956, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: A police officer halts traffic for Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue, leading the Parade of Lambs through Columbus Circle in 1956, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: A police officer halts traffic for Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue, leading the Parade of Lambs through Columbus Circle in 1956, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Cops battle an unidentified youth on the bridge girders to prevent him from jumping in 1955, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: In 1954, Hubert's Dime Museum housed a flea circus and other carnival side shows. Click "More Info" to see this pic of classic Times Square! Read more.
PHOTO: From 1889 to 1964 the spot across Harlem River Dr was known as Polo Grounds, and was the baseball field for the New York Giants. Click "More Info" for an aerial view of the field from 1951! Read more.
PHOTO: Stand at 47th and 7th ave and look southeast. The view sure has changed since this pic, taken in 1957. Send your new view to @nydailynews on Twitter! Read more.
PHOTO: Greenwich Villagers shopping across the street at open pushcarts on Bleecker and Jones Streets in 1954. Photo at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Police guard a veteran Detective who took his own life outside Prospect Park in this crime scene photo from 1950, at the link. Read more.
PHOTO: Manhattan rises out of the fog in this aerial shot, taken above Governors Island in 1950, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: The Daily News has your backstage pass to the Rockettes dressing room in 1952, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: The wind is with them. Helen Evans enjoys the view of the plaza while 3 sailors enjoy the view with the aid of a breeze in this shot from 1955, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: How would you like this job - with a view! A window washer sweats it at 51 floors above Rockefeller Plaza in this incredible shot from 1957, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Check out the nightlife in the old Village in this pic of stripper Venus LaDoll, performing right next door in 1954! Read more.
PHOTO: Across the street, Harlem boxer Sugar Ray Robinson owned a restaurant and bar in the 50s! Check out this pic of patrons celebrating Ray's middleweight championship in 1955, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: In 1958, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed here at a book signing in the then Blumfield's Dept. Store. Click the link for this historic pic of King being treated at the police station! Read more.
PHOTO: In 1958, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed here at a book signing in the then Blumfield's Dept. Store. Click the link for this historic pic of King being treated at the police station! Read more.
PHOTO: A huge fire in 1952 leveled a building right across the street! Click "More Info" for an amazing pic of firefighters battling the blaze! Read more.
PHOTO: Walk down to Havemeyer and look out towards Manhattan, like this pic from 1955! Snap a shot and send your new view to @nydailynews on Twitter! Read more.
PHOTO: The tunnel opened for business in 1950. Click "More Info" to see a historic pic of one of the first cars to drive through! Read more.
PHOTO: Look familiar? Traffic was so backed up on opening day in 1950 that some drivers stepped out for air! Click "More Info" to see this historic pic. Read more.
PHOTO: Dodgers fans celebrate in the streets on Flatbush and Dekalb. Click "More Info" to see this great pic from 1955! Read more.
PHOTO: Stand at Flatbush and look up at the WSB Tower, just like this picture from 1955! Send your new view to @nydailynews on Twitter! Read more.
PHOTO: In 1958 police arrested 5 youths in homemade body armor to head off a gang fight. Click "More Info" to see this great pic! Read more.
PHOTO: Right next door, the Three Deuces was a famous jazz club throughout the 30s and 40s. Click "More Info" of this great historic pic! Read more.
PHOTO: Across the street, the Three Deuces was a famous jazz club throughout the 30s and 40s. Click "More Info" of this great historic pic! Read more.
PHOTO: It's the Brooklyn Bridge like you've never seen it! Click "More Info" for the view of Manhattan back in 1954, then send your new view to @nydailynews on Twitter! Read more.
PHOTO: From 1889 to 1964 the spot across 8th Ave was known as Polo Grounds, and was the baseball field for the New York Giants. Click "More Info" for an aerial view of the field from 1951! Read more.
PHOTO: A father shows his sons the murals inside the lobby of the Apollo. Click "More Info" to see this great historic pic from 1954! Read more.
PHOTO: In 1954, Hubert's Dime Museum housed a flea circus and other carnival side shows. Click "More Info" to see this pic of classic Times Square! Read more.
In 1959 this was the Gaslight Cafe, a favorite hangout of Village bohemians like Allen Ginsberg, seen here reading from his poetry. Click "More Info" for this great pic! Read more.
PHOTO: Crowds flock to the Freak Show in July of 1950! Click "More Info" to see this great pic! Read more.
PHOTO: Former President Harry S. Truman pauses to chat with two youngsters on their way to school in 1959, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower celebrate his 1952 Presidential win at the Commodore, now the Grand Hyatt, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Sen. Richard Nixon waves to the crowd following his 1952 speech to a Columbus Day crowd in the park, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: The very first bus leaves the new Port Authority for North Carolina in 1950, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Comedian Milton Berle seems to be losing his tennis match against some youngsters at the Armory in 1951, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: In 1950 children play volleyball on 98th between Columbus and Amsterdam, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Children play on a fire escape along Monroe St. in 1950, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: A perplexed puppy looks on as a restaurant owner at 1307 6th Ave pulls up a fake fire hydrant he planted on the sidewalk in 1955, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: A perplexed puppy looks on as a restaurant owner at 1307 6th Ave pulls up a fake fire hydrant he planted on the sidewalk in 1955, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Fidel Castro has his beard admired during a visit to his hotel by youngsters who attended PS 20 with his son in 1959, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Fidel Castro has his beard admired during a visit to his hotel by youngsters who attended PS 20 with his son in 1959, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: The Guggenheim Museum opened in 1959. View interiors, exteriors and art from opening day! Photos at the link. Read more.
