New York City in the late 1950s was a cinematic landscape of vibrant contrasts and mid-century modernism.
The streets were a symphony of chrome-bumpered Cadillacs, yellow Checker Cabs, and men in sharp fedoras hurrying past neon-lit diners. This era captured the city at a cultural crossroads: the grit of the Bowery coexisted with the soaring optimism of new glass skyscrapers like the Seagram Building.
It was a decade that felt both bustling and intimate, defined by a gritty, jazz-fueled energy that cemented New York as the undisputed capital of the world. These vintage photos, taken by American photographer
Nick DeWolf, capture street scenes in New York City in the late 1950s.
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| Corner of 5th Avenue and east 42nd Street, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, 1957 |
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| Corner of 6th Avenue and west 42nd Street, New York City, 1957 |
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| LaGuardia Airport, New York City, 1957 |
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| Passenger holding area, New York City, 1957 |
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| East 42nd Street, New York City, 1957 |
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| Grand Central Terminal, New York City, 1957 |
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| New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1957 |
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| New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1957 |
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| New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1957 |
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| Midtown Manhattan, New York City, April 1958 |
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| New York Penn Station, New York City, April 1958 |
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| New York Penn Station, New York City, April 1958 |
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| New York Penn Station, New York City, April 1958 |
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| New York Penn Station, New York City, April 1958 |
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| New York Penn Station, New York City, April 1958 |
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| New York Penn Station, New York City, April 1958 |
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| "New York's Greatest Entertainment Value", New York City, March 1958 |
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| At a bar, New York City, March 1958 |
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| From the airplane window, New York City, June 1958 |
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| Manhattan, New York City, March 1958 |
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| Market, New York City, March 1958 |
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| Subway rider, New York City, December 1958 |
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| The Empire State Building, New York City, March 1958 |
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| The Peacock Caffe, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1958 |
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| The Peacock Caffe, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 1958 |
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| Times Square, New York City, March 1958 |
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| Transition booth, New York Coliseum, New York City, March 1958 |
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| View of city from the observation deck of the Empire State Building, New York City, March 1958 |
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| Idlewild Airport, New York City, October 1959 |
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| Idlewild Airport, New York City, October 1959 |
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| Lobby of the Imperial Theatre, Broadway, performance of the musical, "Destry Rides Again", New York City, March 1959 |
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| Passenger lounge, Idlewild Airport, New York City, May 1959 |
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| Passenger terminal, Idlewild Airport, New York City, May 1959 |
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| Passenger terminal, Idlewild Airport, New York City, October 1959 |
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