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An apothecary, Wm. M. Olliffe Inc., 6 Bowery, May 18, 1947.

The scene at Sammy's Bowery Follies, a bar in New York City (1947)

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"In this magic lantern slide view from around 1900. a pair of horse drawn trolleys make their way along the Bowery. One going to Harlem – one coming from Harlem. The horses trod along the trolley rails laid within the Belgian block pavement. A delivery wagon is parked at the curb.

"The four car train of the Third Avenue Elevated is being pulled by a steam engine. The Third Avenue El began using an electrified third rail to power its trains on March 24, 1902.

"The partially visible address in the background building – 29 (illegible) – indicates this is close to Houston Street.

"For the heck of it we tried colorizing this photograph and cleaning up some of its imperfections. The details are not as sharp as the original, and the colors somewhat inaccurate, but it came out decently." (source)

Fascinating look at New York at the turn of the last century, with the "Harlem" destination suggesting two things: one--the amazing sights a passenger would see on a horse-drawn trolley ride that far uptown and two--what was Harlem even like in those long-ago days?

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Al's Barber Shop has a stylish Art Deco window in the midst of the shabby Bowery, ca. 1938.