Thursday, March 26, 2015

'The Weegee Guide to New York' shows mid-20th century city

This combination shows the Aug. 10, 1945 photo "Celebration in the Garment District on Japanese offer to surrender" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Copyright Weegee/The International Center of Photography, Mark Lennihan) NEW YORK (AP) — A new book of photos by legendary photographer Weegee shows what industrialized, pre-gentrified New York looked like in the mid-20th century, before the city was crammed with towers and billboards.








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