Mens Clothing Stores In NYC Circa 1920 Pictorial

Mens Clothing Stores In NYC Circa 1920 Pictorial

Having a day off can be a wonderful thing. Especially if you have nothing planned on a gloomy day. Today was such a day. While doing research for this blog today,  I wanted to do something a bit different then the normal post of the day. As I wandered about many different websites,  I happened upon a true gold mine of historical photographs.

Being a mens blog I wanted to research some photographs for our male readership,  specifically mens clothing. I combined my love for history, photography and mens clothing all in one. Not to mention I was able to narrow that down to the city, that to me is the worlds capital city and one that is closest to my heart. That city is New York City. The one that Frank Sinatra immortalized in song and the one, that is still today, the most important city in the United States and for that matter the world.

I went to the New York City Library system and sifted through thousands of old monochrome photos that have been digitally saved, never to be lost through the ravages of physical deterioration.

Throughout the coming months I will, gather up more of these brilliant pieces of paper, that reveal amazing, long lost moments in time.

Today as the post title indicates will be devoted to clothing stores, between the years of 1879 to 1955 that have been captured in celluloid. While this is just a brief glimpse in the amazing amount of photographs the NYC Library has, I wanted to share a few of them with you. I also urge you all to venture out on your own to see what you might be missing.

Each photo that was picked has been cropped and/or magnified to discern parts within the photo itself. No picture was altered in any way and some are in a series to explain various parts of the total photo as a whole.

Where I could I added a brief comment, but in and of themselves, the picture tells a thousand words. In the coming months I hope to put together a series for the holidays, in particular Thanksgiving and Christmas in New York. Enjoy

JEWISH BATHS

BRILL BROTHERS

BRILL BROTHERS WINDOW

BRILL BROTHERS WINDOWS

ROCHESTER CLOTHING

THOM MCAN SHOES

MANUFACTURERS CLEARANCE SALE

CIGARS AND HATS

MERCEDES OF THE DAY

HARTMAN NECKWEAR

HORSES, TROLLEY AND CARS

NOTICE THE ATTIRE, ALL SUITS

IMPERIAL CLOTHING AND FRUIT CARTS

AFROS SWEATERS AND BATHING SUITS

RIES & EICHENGREEN RELIABLE CLOTHIERS

TAXI CABS FROM FAR AWAY

TAXI CAB CLOSEUP WITH DRIVER AND FARE

MENS CLOTHES NEXT TO UNDERTAKER (BUILT IN BUSINESS)

SMART CLOTHES

BUCK AND BUBBLES

ROXY CLOTHES

THE APOLLO “EDDY LONG PIGMEAT”

MORRIS CLOTHING

CRAWFORD SHOES

CRAWFORD SHOE BUILDING

MAXX CLOTHING

WINDOW CLOSEUP MAXX CLOTHING

SILVERS DRESS SUITS

LEE SHIRTS AND PANTS

GOODYEAR CLOTHING

NORWOOD CLOTHES

READY TO WEAR TROUSERS

CLOSEUP CABBY (COONSKIN TAIL ON HOOD)

THE GAMBINOS??

MARRIED BEFORE BREAKFAST PLAYING

BON WIT TELLER BUILDING

SCHONFELD MENS SHOP

BROOKS UNIFORMS

EVEN THE WOMEN DRESSED

STREET SWEEPER POSING

WAITING FOR THE PARADE NEW YORKS FINEST

A COLD PIELS BEER & MOE LEVY’S CLOTHES

SIDNEY’S CLOTHES

SHAVE 5 CENTS, HAIRCUT 10 CENTS

JOSEPH HILTON CLOTHIERS

ONE OF EIGHT IN THE CITY

GOLDBERG SUITS $9.95

EVEN IN THE 1920’s, BUY ONE, GET ONE

MORE SMART CLOTHING

WHATEVER YOU NEED IN ONE CITY BLOCK

Mens Clothing Stores In NYC Circa 1920 Pictorial

Tags: Frank Sinatra, Gold, Metro Areas, New York, New York City, New York City Metro, Photograph, United States

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