The 1880s, during the Gilded Age, marked a transformative period for New York City, defined by significant advancements in technology, infrastructure, and culture. This era was highlighted by the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, an engineering marvel connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, symbolizing the city’s innovation and ambition.

The 1880s was a decade of growth and transformation for New York City. This period saw the city expand its population, develop its infrastructure, and become a cultural and economic powerhouse. The advancements and events of the 1880s played a crucial role in shaping New York City into the metropolis we know today.

These stunning historical photographs show how New York City looked like in the 1880s. The images show the streets of NY, hustling crowds of Manhattan and the frolicking bathers of Coney Island.

The history of New York City (1855–1897) started with the inauguration in 1855 of Fernando Wood as the first mayor from Tammany Hall, an institution that dominated the city throughout this period. Reforms led to the New York City Police Riot of June 1857. There was chaos during the American Civil War, with major rioting in the New York Draft ...

These stunning photographs show how New York City looked like in the 1880s and 1890s. The images depict the streets of the city that never sleeps, the hustling crowds of Manhattan, swimmers at Coney Island, and people’s everyday life.

The 1880s were a pivotal period in New York City’s history, blending architectural innovation with the grandeur of the Gilded Age. As skyscrapers began to define its skyline and wealth transformed its cultural landscape, the city solidified its position as a …

2018年10月22日 · Every era in New York history has its characters. And in the late 19th century city, which celebrated extravagance and excess, socialite and clotheshorse Evander Berry Wall was one of the most colorful. Born in 1860 into a wealthy …

2021年11月27日 · These stunning photographs show how New York City looked like in the 1880s and 1890s. The images depict the streets of the city that never sleeps, the hustling crowds of Manhattan, swimmers at Coney Island, and people’s everyday life.

2020年4月29日 · New York by sunlight and gaslight - a work descriptive of the great American metropolis; its high and low life; its splendors and miseries; its virtu (1882) (14799946103).jpg 3,104 × 2,112; 1.25 MB

Given that New York was not a state capital, its sense of itself as the representative American city was critical, giving rise to what might be called its metropolitan destiny: New York saw...