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World War I · New YorkIn the years before World War I, the name “Orchard Beach” referred not to a single, engineered shoreline but to a collection of beaches and resorts along the Pelham Bay coast. This area, encompassing the shores of Rodman’s Neck and the nearby Hunter and Twin Islands, served as a summer escape for New York City’s working-class and immigrant families. It was here, on these less formal shores, that community groups and associations held annual picn…Read Article
Summer Games on a Lost Shore: Women and Racing at Orchard Beach in the 1900s
New York State · New YorkIn the 1890s, the Bronx Zoo was not yet a world-famous institution filled with exotic animals. For most of the decade, it was an ambitious idea, a grand plan taking shape on a rugged, semi-wild tract of land in the northern section of New York City. The story of the zoo in this period is one of design, determination, and heavy construction. The project began officially in 1895 with the founding of the New York Zoological Society. This group of w…Read Article
A Photographic Tour of The Bronx Zoo in the 1890s
New York State · New YorkIn the first decades of the 20th century, the piers of New York City were the vital connection between the metropolis and the rest of the world. The waterfront along the Hudson and East Rivers was a forest of wooden pilings and long covered sheds, a scene of constant activity where giant ocean liners, cargo ships, and excursion steamboats docked. These piers were the city’s great gateways, handling a massive flow of people, raw materials, and ma…Read Article
