Category: Image Gallery
The following are a collection of images associated with New York City literature.
Fulton Ferry Boat
Pictured here is the Fulton Ferry Boat in Brooklyn, New York.
Coney Island 1900
Coney Island became a popular focus of writers. Sara Teasale references Coney Island in her poetry.
Rooftop Garden NYC
Rooftop gardens provide a sense of solace for the busy urban life of NYC. Rooftop gardens are home to brunch spots, restaurants, and clubs.
Opium Den NYC
Pictured here is an opium den in 1900. In reality, opium smoking and opium dens were not lavish intellectual circles- many times they were dirty and crowded. Stephen Crane describes the appeal of opium in his work “Opium’s Varied Dreams.” Opium addiction became a reprieve from the aggression of New York. Stephen Crane illustrates …
Roof Top Garden 1900
Rooftop theatre in 1900. Djuna Barnes writes “Come Into the Roof Garden Maude” describing the beautiful and lavish rooftop gardens as an escape to the business of urban life: “Everything on, in and about a roof garden, from the little white and green match-stands to the wide spanning arches of red light, is an appeal. …
Blizzard of 1988
In 1988, a massive blizzard overtook NYC. Unprepared for the storm, many people froze to death, died of starvation, and were caught up in fires. Jose Marti describes the effects and aftermaths of this great storm in his work, “New York Under the Snow.”
Opium Den NYC
Pictured above is an Opium Den, like the ones mentioned in Stephen Crane’s “Opium’s Varied Dreams.”
Central Park 2016
Olmsted’s Central Park Plan
The image above is Frederick Law Olmsted’s original design for Central Park. As Olmsted writes in his “Passages in the Life of an Unpractical Man,” “properly planned and managed public recreation grounds would have a most civilizing and refining influence on the people” (241). Parks became a tranquil escape for the fast paced lifestyle of …