Tudor City Confidential

a picture blog about a landmark Manhattan enclave

September 14, 2025

Anatomy of a Photo: 1ST AVENUE

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Today, another attempt at examining a photograph in detail. Exhibit A is the above, a view up 1st Avenue from 42nd Street, made in 1927. Zoo...
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September 7, 2025

Instagram Sign Tribute

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Time to say thank you to the talented Instagramers who contributed to this week's post, a celebration of the ever-engaging Tudor City si...
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August 31, 2025

RENOVATIONS

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A number of rare photos taken during the 1952 transformation of Tudor City into something more appropriate for a neighborhood that would mes...
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August 24, 2025

THEN AND NOW: The South Park

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  The South Park, then and now. 1988 2025 The 'then' pictures were photographed by Steve Stempel in 1988 to record the state of the ...
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August 17, 2025

Miscellany

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Time for another round-up of various bits of Tudor Cityana.       First off, a look at the corner of E. 41st Street and Prospect Place, late...
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August 10, 2025

TUDOR CITY SERVICE covers

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  A look back at the origins of Tudor City's monthly magazine, when it first appeared in 1934 as Tudor City Service. Although rather bla...
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August 3, 2025

HATFIELD HOUSE, THE CLOISTER, and THE HERMITAGE. . . almost

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A return to the collaboration of the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Tax Department to compile a photographic record of...
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