Ooops. Guess I got a little carried away. If you haven't seen "On The Town" you should! Great movie! It stars Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly and is about sailors on a 24- hour pass in NYC. Of course there's a lot of old school "love making" and songs and dancing. Its fabulous! Vera- Ellen (from my "Dancing Dolls" post) plays a love interest! Here is a sneak peek!
Any who... This post is not about this fabulous musical (which really wouldn't be a bad idea) but about my amazing city! I always call it my city even though I am not a New Yorker by birth. I'm a southern girl who knew by the age of 12 that she wanted to live here. I had never been before, just something in my little pre- teen consciousness told me that I HAD to come... HERE! Senior year of high school was the longest year of my life. I didn't get accepted into the NYC school I applied for, because of grades. Although a talented dancer, I wasn't really blessed with the book brains of some of my friends who went on to be doctors, lawyers and teachers. But... Low and behold, I sent an audition video in to the Dance Theater of Harlem school and was ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY! I left for NYC 2 weeks after my high school graduation.
And I haven't left since. There were the occasional "moves" to other cities but nothing compares... I'm a New Yorker so I always returned. I love the buildings, the parks in the middle of all the concrete, the shopping, the art, the energy, I even like New Yorkers!! They're not as bad as people make them out to be... I'm just in love with the city.
So here is my love song to NYC in (vintage 1950s) pictures
Times Square Photo Booth
Image credit: Frank Oscar Larson / Courtesy of Queens Museum of Art
Image credit: Frank Oscar Larson / Courtesy of Queens Museum of Art
Hell's Kitchen
Image credit: Frank Oscar Larson / Courtesy of Queens Museum of Art
These next pics are from the book Vivian Maier: Street Photography: This seems like a fantastic book that I need to get my hands on soon. The link will take you to Amazon where you can order it!
Sigh...Beautiful!!!
Hope these photos make your day and maybe make you want to come visit some day!!
Until next time, dolls
I think the second to last had to ghetto mamas in it hehe I never saw that before! I love NY too although my passion for it has become less as I have gotten older and had children. It so funny how things change-when I was 18 the village was my spot to hang out in and I dreamed of living in a loft but now I am like...no way! haha Great great post mama-loved the photos!! xox
ReplyDeleteHAHA! Yep! The ghetto mamas are my fav!!!
DeleteI think once we decide to have kids we may move out of the boroughs but we MUST be within driving distance!!!
Hello! Your blog is full of charm. I dream of going to New York one day (and the rest of the US), seeing broadway shows, shopping and all that. Love all the vintage snapshots you've featured :D
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Thanks hun!!!
DeleteIf you ever get a chance you should definitely visit. Everyone should come at least once in their life!!
This! This is why I can't wait to move to NYC! I feel like I am in limbo now because I'm moving in April, and I just recently moved back to my hometown to help out my grandparents. But let me tell you, when April comes, I will be on the first plane to the big city! I love it there! Maybe I'll see you around!!
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Love this post with all these vintage photos. I've known about Vivian Maier, I find her story so poignant. And I love the movie On The Town, it's so much fun! All that dancing.....
DeleteOh New York, what a pull and allure you have. A certain wild energy, unending pulse and microcosm all your own. I've never been, but like most, hope to visit the big Apple one day, hitting as many historic landmarks and neighbourhoods as I possibly can.
ReplyDelete♥ Jessica