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| Eighth Street, ca. 1945, by Berenice Abbott |
Seventy years ago, photographer Berenice Abbott and writer Henry Lanier published Greenwich Village: Yesterday and Today, a book that was one part photographic portrait of the neighborhood, one part history, and one part (quasi) walking tour.
Earlier this summer, James headed out with a copy of the book to see how much of Lanier and Abbott's neighborhood still exists. The results were published today by Curbed NY and can be read at
Abbott's photos, while not as famous as those she took in the 1930s for Changing New York, capture the Village on the cusp of change. As James notes in the article, many of the places Abbott photographed were already on the verge of closing when she captured the images. Some of the Abbott photos that weren't reproduced in the story are included below.
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| The Lafayette Hotel, ca. 1945, by Berenice Abbott |
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| Edward Hopper in his studio, ca. 1945-48, by Berenice Abbott |
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| Children playing in Washington Square Park, ca. 1945, by Berenice Abbott |
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Read more in
Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City
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and don't forget
Footprints in New York: Tracing the Lives of Four Centuries of New Yorkers
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and don't forget
Footprints in New York: Tracing the Lives of Four Centuries of New Yorkers
