What you’re looking at above is an amazing photo of Little Italy, a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, in 1900. In 1910 Little Italy had almost 10,000 Italians; that was the peak of the community’s Italian population. At the turn of the 20th century over 90% of the residents of the Fourteenth Ward were of Italian birth or origins. In 2010, Little Italy and Chinatown were listed in a single historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2014, Little Italy is on the verge of extinction. Continue reading for more.
20. Sunbathers on Coney Island – 1922
19. NYFD’s New Steam-Powered Fire Engine
18. Yankee Stadium Opening Day – 1923
17. Workers Paving 28th Street – 1930
16. Park Avenue Market – 1932
15. Midtown Manhattan – 1935
14. Carnegie Hall – 1935
13. 42nd Street – 1935
12. Men Cut Ice from Kissena Lake in Queens – 1900