“Flower vendor’s display” this postcard states in the lower left corner.
Could this be Sixth Avenue in the 20s, then—and now—the site of the city’s flower district?
The flower district is dwindling fast; it’s mostly confined to 28th Street between Seventh Avenue and Broadway these days.
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Ephemeral New York 
November 8, 2010 at 9:43 pm |
The Manhattan flower district may be disappearing because flowers, like so many other commodities, have gone corporate. Globally corporate, to be specific. Amy Stewart writes about this in “Flower Confidential.” She had a fairly contrarian take on this reality when I interviewed her for Bookpod: http://www.bookpod.org/be-glad-for-the-flower-workers/ (I love Ephemeral New York.)
November 9, 2010 at 5:05 pm |
1920’s?? Judging by the woman’s clothing, I’d say much earlier.
February 8, 2011 at 8:04 pm |
I meant the 20s as in 20-29th streets, not the 1920s. It’s Gilded Age-turn of the century.
November 10, 2010 at 5:48 am |
Yes, the women’s clothing indicates turn of the century, I believe.
November 14, 2010 at 1:13 am |
The buildings in the background really don’t look like those on 6th Avenue. And no el! Broadway or 5th Avenue, perhaps? And is that a trolley in the rear right?
February 8, 2011 at 7:56 pm |
Copyright on the bottom right-hand side says 1904, and judging by the clothes and lack of non-horsedrawn transportation I’d say that’s about right.