Old New York Photo Mysteries Ep. 3
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There's something special in the 1903-04 edition of the Trow's New York City directory. Before all of the listings of names, occupations, and addresses, is a photograph that contains a secret of old New York. What does the name Gimbel remind you of?
Dive in and experience the old New York rabbit hole I went down when I realized that something hidden in the picture led to a discovery that likely hasn't been thought about by even one person in decades.
Also, be sure to stick around until the very end for a fascinating, disturbing, and tragic tale that shocked me when I first read about it.
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Daily News
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Ephemeral New York
The Evening Post
Google Maps Street View
The Indianapolis Star
J.S. Johnston
The Millinery Trade Review
New-York Daily Tribune
New York Herald
New York Public Library Digital Collections
The New York Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Shorpy
Souvenir Post Card Co.
The Sun
Trow's General Directory
Burton F. Welles
Welles & Co.
