In the sweltering heat of a New York summer, city kids once sought refuge in front of the johnny pump or by diving into the murky waters of the East River.
Weegee ( Arthur Fellig ): Children playing in water sprayed from an open fire hydrant (johnny pump), 1942.
George Wesley Bellows, Splinter Beach, lithograph, 1913
Coming: The Floating East River Pool
Weegee ( Arthur Fellig ): Children playing in water sprayed from an open fire hydrant (johnny pump), 1942.
George Wesley Bellows, Splinter Beach, lithograph, 1913
Coming: The Floating East River Pool
Cezar Del Valle is the author of the Brooklyn Theatre Index, a three-volume history of borough showplaces. The first two volumes chosen 2010 OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR by the Theatre Historical Society. Final volume published in September 2014.
He conducts a series of popular theatre talks and walking tours.
He conducts a series of popular theatre talks and walking tours.
Now selling on Etsy.
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