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Vanishing Gas Stations
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While the great American landscape is liberally dotted with gas stations, they have quickly disappeared from the terrain of New York City. Today, there are fewer than 35 gas stations in Manhattan and only 1 station south of 23rd Street. Here are a few stations across the city.
The Forward's News (and Jews) on The Bowery
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After the 1929 stock market crash and ensuing Great Depression, selling apples became a popular way to help now-unemployed New Yorkers eke out a living.
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Bowery and Great Jones Street
Gas Station, northwest corner of Bowery and Great Jones Streets
Bowery and Great Jones Street
Looking down the Bowery, west side, taken from north side of Great Jones Street, with Bouwerie Lane Theater
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