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Guess The Year: Sidewalks, Storefronts, And Fonts
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 18, 2013
Modified Jan 18, 2013
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Can you guess the year this photograph was taken, and where in Manhattan? There are plenty of clues here in the clothing and the great storefront fonts. As always, we'll update the post later with the answer along with some more details. And please, no TinEye cheating or Instagram jokes—they're both just too easy.
UPDATE, 5:10 p.m.: This photo, courtesy of the MCNY, was taken on Broadway between 21st and 22nd Street in 1906. Here's another photo from Broadway and 21st Street, taken a few years earlier in 1898:
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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