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Image Tag: Street Scenes
Aerial view of St. Marks Place, looking east from Third Avenue, 1984
This photo was taken from the roof of either 21 or 41 Astor Place. The Christadora House, at Avenue B and 9th Street, overlooking Tompkins Square Park, is visible in the upper left. At the time of this photo, the high-rise former Settlement House was still abandoned.
Love Saves the Day, 119 Second Avenue, 1984
Love Saves the Day was a beloved neighborhood vintage clothing and bric-a-brac shop at the corner of East 7th Street and Second Avenue. On March 26th, 2015 an illegal tap in the gas main at 121 Second Avenue resulted in an a explosion and fire that killed two people and destroyed 191, 121 and 123 […]
Crazy Dave and pet rat, St. Marks Place, June 1984
Crazy Dave was one of the many punk kids that regularly hung out on St. Marks Place.
Couple dancing at Ukrainian Festival in front of St. George Ukrainian Church, East 7th Street, 1984
The Saint George Ukrainian Festival is held annually in May in front of St. George Ukrainian Church on East 7th Street between 2nd Avenue and Taras Shevchenko Place.
Gem Spa at 131 Second Avenue at St. Marks Place, 1984
Gem Spa was located on the corner of 2nd Avenue and St. Marks Place for over 100 years. Read more about its history here.
Break dancers on Third Avenue and St. Marks Place, 1984
A number of sites around the East Village played a role in the development of Hip-Hop, explore our Hip-Hop map for more information.
Ralph Lee, Village Halloween Parade, West 10th Street and Sixth Avenue
Ralph Lee (b. 1936, d. 2023) was a puppeteer who lived at Westbeth starting in 1970. In 1974, in collaboration with Theatre for the New City, Lee founded the first Village Halloween Parade, originally starting at Westbeth and concluding in Washington Square Park. Lee was a 2018 Village Awardee, you can learn more about him […]