What: Lost New York
170 Central Park W,
New York, NY
Who: All ages
When: Through September 29, 2024
The current exhibit at the New York Historical Society, Lost New York, is not as you might think a look back to a particular time. It is dedicated to many things which no longer exist dating from as far back as the Revolutionary War through as recently as the Covid 19 Pandemic. It's not just about places either. It's about bygone pastimes and objects and more as well.
There are so many reasons these objects and places, and more no longer exist. Some like Yankee Stadium were replaced with something newer and better. Others just outlived their usefulness or couldn't make it in a changing world like The New York Hippodrome, once the largest theater in the world. Others ended for health reasons; swimming in the river or humane reasons; hats made out of real bird feathers, and more.
The exhibit includes numerous pictures and works of art along with a few artifacts like an old Penny Farthing bicycle and a piece of the statue of King George III that used to sit in Bowling Green. There are also reminiscences from people who remember these bygone places, things, and more. Their recollections help bring these things alive even for those who never experienced them. All in all the exhibit is a fun, fascinating, and, at times, even a little bit sad look back at so many places and things that were once an important part of life in New York City, but no longer exist.
For more about Lost New York, visit www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/lost-new-york. For more about the New York Historical Society in general or to purchase tickets online, visit www.nyhistory.org.
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