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an old black and white photo of buildings in new york city with stairs leading up to them

The Lambs Club, located at 128–130 West 44th Street in a house designed by Stanford White, then doubled in size in 1915.The photo was taken in 1910.(NYPL) According to Wikipedia,"The Lambs, Inc. (aka The Lambs Club) is a social club in New York City for actors, songwriters, and others involved in the theatre. It is America's oldest theatrical organization. "The Lambs" is a registered trademark of The Lambs, Inc.; and the club has been commonly referred to as The Lambs Club and The Lambs…

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an old black and white photo of cars parked on the side of a street with tall buildings in the background

Checker taxi cabs on 34th Street. I found Dad's diary and he wrote on August 16, 1938: “We swung across town and in a bit were on the Henry Hudson highway leading south. And believe it or not, first thing you know we were once again at the Hotel New Yorker. On the way down, we had a thrill as we passed by a huge ocean liner, all lit up, as it lay at the dock. It was the Normandie.”

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an old black and white photo of a city street with cars, trucks and people

London's growth accelerated during the 18th century, and it was the world's largest city from about 1831 to 1925. This growth was aided from 1836 by London's first railways which put small countryside towns within easy reach of the city. The rail network expanded very rapidly, and caused these places to grow whilst London itself expanded into surrounding fields, merging with neighbouring settlements such as Kensington. Rising traffic congestion on city centre roads led to the creation of the…

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an old photo of people walking down a street in the middle of a crowded city

Hell's Kitchen is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City located between 34th and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. It's the neighborhood where Vito Corleone grew up and where his children were born. He later moved with his family to an apartment in The Bronx. The Abbandando family's grocery was located in Hell's Kitchen. In The Godfather: The Game, Hell's Kitchen is the territory of the Cuneo family. It is one of the toughest areas to take over in the game, with the...

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