A photo from 1939 shows what daily life was like on West 133rd Street between Lenox Avenue and Fifth a couple of decades before some majors changes would come about. Well-dressed gentlemen can be seen casually strolling the blocks while residents take a break in the shade at one of the stoops. Today this street actually does not exist anymore since the 3 blocks around it were razed by the late 50s and the Lenox Terrace towers were built in its place. The Towers in the Park model of housing was a popular design in the mid century but eventually destroyed a large part of the city street grid which promoted pedestrian interaction with the immediate neighborhood.
Archival image courtesy the Museum of the City of New York
Great photo was what our world was like "before"
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