The Freedom Tower

This is an image of the Freedom Tower that should be completed by the beginning of next year.

New York Skyline

Notice how the New York skyline has change especially after the advent of steel for the construction of skyscrapers.

This picture is from The National Archives and shows rows of frame houses in a hilly area of Pittsburgh. The background of the picture shows smoke-shrouded throughout the city. This picture was taken in the year 1940. The smoke in the back of the city can be seen as pollution from the factories and industries.

This is a picture from The National Archives of rows of laundry outside a New York City apartment house. This picture was taken during the year 1935. The posters below advertise coming attractions at the Roosevelt and Apollo Theaters. I am assuming that this is a scene from an upcoming show at the Roosevelt and Apollo Theaters.

Recalling, 1993

In 1993 New York was a different place. Some parts were a war-zone others parts for example were not as developed. This link provides eye witness accounts from that time in a particular area. This project is named Recalling, 1993 and it uses pay phones to share the experiences of 1993.

This picture shows the pay phones that are used in project.

http://recalling1993.com/

Women in World War II

This is a picture of a women riveter during World War II.  The women is in the Boeing Plant in Seattle and there were women all over the country doing the exact same thing that this women is doing right now.  Riveting was a popular job for women during the war and just one of the many jobs that women did to help the war effort.  The women were a vital component to the U.S. war effort and one of the big reasons why the U.S. won the war.

This is San Francisco, California in 1945. This is a picture of a cable car going down a street in San Francisco. It shows the changing technology during this time period. Before cable cars people used to travel by walking or horses. Transportation has become much easier because of new technologies.

This is New York City at night in 1935 from the National Archives. I find this picture to be interesting because it shows New York city from a really high view so people can get a good description of what it really looked like back then. From this picture NYC looks similar to what it looks like today.