Leviathan of the western hemisphere, New York City is constantly knocking itself over and rebuilding itself with even taller buildings, sometimes we forget how old the place really happens to be. The video at the below shows long lost footage of familiar places from the turn of the last century.
William Merrit Chase (1849-1916), The Nursery, Crystal Bridge Museum, Bentonville, Arkansas
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Washington Arch in Spring, Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Spring Morning, Madison Square, 1890, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Winter in Union Square, 1889-1890, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain, 1918, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Fifth Avenue, 1918, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
William Glackens (1870-1934), East River Park, Brooklyn Museum, New York
William Glackens (1870-1938), The Green Car, 1910, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
William Glackens (1870-1938), Central Park Winter, Circa 1905, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
George Bellows (1882-1925), Blue Morning, 1909, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
George Bellows (1882-1925), Snow Capped River, 1911, Telfair Museum, Savannah, Georgia
George Bellows (1882-1925), A Morning Snow, Hudson River, Brooklyn Museum, NY
John Sloan (1871-1951), The City from Greenwich Village, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Howard Thain (1891-1951), Grand Central Terminal, New-York Historical Society, NY
Howard Thain (1891-1951), Times Square, New-York Historical Society, NY
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain, 1918, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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