Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (777-780)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (777-780) This photo is a neat street scene that I believe features 42nd Street. On the left you can see a theater marquee with listings for Monkey On My Back and A Face in the Crowd which would date this photo in 1957 even without the date on the slide itself.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (773-776)

The second photo is a street photo featuring several businesses including Gypsy Tea Kettle, Gaslight Cafe, Schrafft's, a couple of hotels, and more. You can see the address "104 West 49th St." on a building in the background. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (773-776)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (769-772) | PeakD

According to handwritten dates, these were taken in June 1957 and all were taken in New York City. This photo was taken in Rockefeller Center. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (769-772)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (765-768)

This photo features the entrance to 30 Rockefeller Center which today is the Comcast Building (formerly GE and RCA). It features a frieze of Wisdom above the entrance. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (765-768)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (761-764)

This photo, taken in 1957, features 30 Rockefeller Plaza. This is a 70 story building that is now the Comcast Building but was formerly the RCA Building and GE Building. This building was completed in 1933. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (761-764)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (757-760)

All of the photos in this set were taken in one of the UN buildings in New York City in 1957. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (757-760)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (753-756)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (753-756): This photo was taken in the United Nations building gardens. You can see the Queensboro Bridge in the background as well as the "Peace Monument".

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (749-752)

This photo features the Tudor City Apartments as seen from the vicinity of the U.N. building. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (749-752)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (745-748)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (745-748): This photo features the interior of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (741-744)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (741-744): All of the photos in this set were taken in New York City in 1957. The first photo shows an neat piece of history as it shows the marquee at the Mark Hellinger Theatre for the original Broadway run of My Fair Lady with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (737-740)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (737-740): Accorindg to handwritten dates, these were taken in June 1957, however, based on the contents of some previous slides, they may have actually been taken in July. All of the photos in this set feature scenes in Central Park.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (733-736)

A view of Central Park in 1957. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (733-736)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (725-728)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (725-728): All of the photos in this set were taken in June 1957 according to dates hand written on the slides and were all taken in the New York City area.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (721-724)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (721-724): All of the photos in this set were taken in June 1957 according to dates hand written on the slides and were all taken in the New York City area.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (717-720)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (717-720) | PeakD: All of the photos in this set were taken in June 1957 according to dates hand written on the slides. These seem to be a continuation of the last set and were taken from a ferry in the New York City area.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (713-716)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (713-716): This photo feature the New York City skyline as it appeared in 1957.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (525-528)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (525-528): This photo features the Statue of Liberty from the water. This one is nice because you can also see the New York skyline in the background.

New York City Has Seized Hundreds of Uber Cars

New York City Has Seized Hundreds of Uber Cars


The thing about Uber cars is that technically, you’re supposed to order them. They’re a livery service. But some Uber drivers—many Uber drivers, it seems—in New York City have taken to acting just like the taxis they’re competing against with, have gotten snagged by the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission, and had their vehicles seized.

From the New York Post:

The Taxi and Limousine Commission seized 496 cars currently affiliated with Uber’s bases between April 29 and June 15 for picking up illegal street hails, records show.

Black and livery car drivers are only allowed to do pre-arranged trips, whether it is through a smartphone app or a base dispatch.

Many of the Uber drivers who had their cars seized were doing illegal pickups at JFK Airport.

An Uber spokesman acknowledged that street hails are not permitted by Uber and that these drivers were breaking the rules. Given just a small amount of information it seems likely these guys had just dropped off passengers and were looking for an easy pick-up without turning back to the app.


The Post story gives space for the typical complaints from the taxi industries about Uber service and how they want to institute the same anti-market rules (maximum number of permits, minimum fares) that screw over customers and competition to serve their own benefits.

No Soup for You! Bloomberg Bans Food Donations to Homeless

New York Mayor Bloomberg has taken Soup Nazi's tactics to a whole new level with his Administration's banning of food donations to all government-run facilities that serve New York City's large homeless population.

via megalextoria.com