Old Photos of the Upper West Side: From the Editor’s Collection

Mike Mishkin September 25, 2019 Community No Comments

Last modified on November 28th, 2021

I grew up on the Upper West Side, and my old man did too. I’ve raided his photo albums so that you could enjoy some photos of the UWS dating back to the 1940s. Boy how the neighborhood has changed!

1979: 79th Street Block Party

old photos of the Upper West Side

old photos of the Upper West Side

1978: A Magician in Central Park

old photos of the Upper West Side

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1976: Thanksgiving Day Parade

old photos of the Upper West Side

old photos of the Upper West Side

1970: in Central Park

old photos of the Upper West Side

1962: A Bar-Mitzvah at Tavern on the Green

old photos of the Upper West Side

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Late 1940s: 72nd Street

old photos of the Upper West Side

Late 1940s: 85th and West End

old photos of the Upper West Side

Late 1940s: Exact street locations unknown

old photos of the Upper West Side

old photos of the Upper West Side

About The Author

Mike Mishkin

Mike is a native Upper West Sider. He's lived in the Lincoln Center area, Morningside Heights, and pretty much everywhere in between. You can frequently find him eating through the many great restaurants of the Upper West Side or awkwardly taking photos with his iPhone. Following his success of turning iLovetheUpperWestSide.com into a household name, he decided to expand his digital empire by launching EastSideFeed.com, an Upper East Side news publication.

Tags:history, Old Photos

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