#old NY

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Gladys Bentley at the Ubangi Club in Harlem, early 1930s.

Gladys Bentley (1907-1960) joined the Harlem Renaissance jazz scene at age 16 and became an instant sensation and gender identity pioneer. She performed piano and vocals at the most popular gay bars, wearing men’s clothing, and openly flirted with women in the audience. She headlined in the early 1930s at Harlem's Ubangi Club, where she was backed up by a chorus line of drag queens. She dressed in men's clothes (including her signature: tuxedo and top hat), played piano, and sang her own raunchy lyrics to popular tunes of the day in a deep, growling voice.

Photo: Sterling Paige via Artblart

[jackspanto]

Interborough Subway.Today's 4, 5 and 6 line.

[scurvyboy]

happy fiddleford friday, FORGET EVERYTHING

[anniebass]

high spice tolerance, my ass

(old man smut)

[blednokrov]

hello 2024

[kyonshi-8610]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOSHIROOOOO 🙏🗣️🎂‼️ (6/13)

(additional incoherent doodles under cut)

[earthangeal]

A mural of a forest in the South Bronx, New York. Captured by Thomas Hoepker, 1983

Mural Art by Alan Sonfist, 1978. The building still exists, however the mural is no longer there

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Outside of our time period, but fascinating.

Statue of Liberty 1875

[stsebastiens]

carmy needs to get his shit wrecked properly this season. you don’t get to project ur weird perfection complex onto ur business partners & coworkers and then go “isn’t this what you wanted?” like ok 🤨 get fridged again idiot

[foolsocracy]

gave mj her license

[ziggythemoonman]

“so they lesbians huh” <- my dad after i showed him the FIRST agatha episode…

[newyorkthegoldenage]

For years, May 1 was celebrated as International Workers' Day, also known as Labor Day in some countries, and often referred to as May Day. Here, in 1929, these five South Carolinan textile strike leaders marched in the Communist May Day Parade at Union Square. They carried signs, some of which pleaded for help, and others read, "Everyone on the picket line! Defy the Injunction!" May Day in New York passed quietly.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/Fine Art America

[loganspr1ncess]

timothée chalamet lookalike contest? jeremy allen white lookalike contest?? where is the hugh jackman lookalike contest??? and why is it not hosted in my room😒

[haunted-xander]

Minaman doodles :P

[lake-lady]

Looking out the window of an old warehouse

[swforester]

A visit to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. This beautiful cemetery features striking old gravestones near the historic church and enchanting 19th century monuments and tombs throughout the grounds. This church is an important part of Washington Irving's classic tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Considered one of America's first ghost stories, it features a headless horseman who terrorizes a hapless schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane. Believe it or not this town's school mascot IS the Headless Horseman. It is said he never misses a game.

Sleepy Hollow NY 6/30/23