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The Origins of Window Shopping in New York City
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The time-honored tradition of window shopping truly comes alive during the holiday season, when retailers pull out all of the stops to make their window displays ever more eye-catching, festive and uplifting. Countless visitors and New Yorkers alike participate in this yearly ritual, which has its roots in the Gilded Age. That era of rapid economic growth and industrialization, which began in the 1870s and lasted until around 1900, generated the building technology that made window shopping in the city possible.
Ninth and Sixth Avenue Elevated Lines
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The Ninth and Sixth Avenue Elevated trains, constructed in the second half of the 19th century, were built as an answer to the city's growing congestion problem. By the 1940s the Els were outdated and inefficient in comparison to the newly constructed modern subways. Between 1939 and 1958 (largely though in 1939 and 1940) the massive steel structures were dismantled piece by piece.
Crosstown Crawl: Exploring West 14 Street
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Let's go west! Explore 14th Street, one of Manhattan's most vital and vibrant arteries. This time, we'll be starting at 5th Avenue and heading towards the Hudson River. Among the highlights: an armory, a bowling alley, and a gorgeous old theater that is no more.
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14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
\[6th Avenue Station stairway: BMT Canarsie Line] View showing form work for self-supporting stair on the lower west mezzanine at the 6th Avenue Station on the BMT Canarsie Line.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
\[6th Avenue Station: BMT Canarsie Line] View showing wall finish of white glazed tile and mosaic work on the platform level at the 6th Avenue Station on the BMT Canarsie Line, looking west toward the end of the structure.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking south from middle of southbound platform, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking north from bridge, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at the 14th Street Station. View looking north along Sixth Avenue, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking north from northbound platform, undated \[c. 1937-1941].
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking north from 13th Street, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking northeast from south of 14th Street, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at the 14th Street Station. View from just off Sixth Avenue, March, 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking south from the northwest corner of 15th Street and Sixth Avenue, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking southwest from north of 14th Street, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street. View looking west at the dismantled 14th Street station, March 19, 1939. 9th Regiment armory visible beyond.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at Sixth Avenue. View looking east on 14th Street, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking south from between 13th and 14th Streets, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking north from 13th Street, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking south from between 14th Street and 15th Street, March 19, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Sixth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 14th Street. View looking northeast from south of 14th Street, March 10, 1939.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Ninth Avenue El, Manhattan, at the 14th Street station, October 24, 1940.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Ninth Avenue El, Manhattan, at the 14th Street station, October 24, 1940.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Ninth Avenue El, Manhattan, at the 14th Street station, October 24, 1940.
14th Street Station, Sixth Avenue El
Manhattan: the 14th Street Store, 14th Street and Sixth Avenue, undated.
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