It is common to see 19th and early 20th century New York in black-and-white pictures, which is why it feels like a certain revelation to see the pre-World War II city in stunning color. Travel back to the old New York from 1900 to 1930 through 13 beautiful and dreamy autochromes, hand-painted photographs and postcards:
The photo of the couple walking is cropped from an image that was originally black and white and has been colorized. See this reddit post by the colorizer:
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Also, as noted in that post, the photo was taken in Saratoga Springs, New York not New York City.
I actually quite like the classic features of last decade. Looking at the pictures, we can still see the development of that time. However, this brings many experiences of time.
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