by:
Kennedy, Rod
Kennedy, Rod, Jr.

Publisher:
Gibbs Smith Publishers
Published:August 1, 2001
ISBN:1586850415
Format:Paperback
Pages:104

Description: From the Inside Flap
Postcards are a synthesis of painting and photography, showing landmarks often embellished with tiny American flags, airplanes, beacons, and cloud formations that existed only in the artists' imaginations. While they were gradually replaced in the 1950s, following Kodak's introduction of chromes (four-color process cards) in 1939, their place in recording history has grown.

Lost New York in Old Postcards is meant to be as lighthearted and whimisical as these cards, by including captions presenting unusual facts and tidbits of information. While we mourn the loss of such institutions as Penn Station and Ebbets Field, we are glad they are preserved in the collective subconscious of the place in the form of paintings, postcards, and photos and can be celebrated in volumes such as this.

Product Description:
Wish You Were Here!

Lost New York in Old Postcards documents the city from the turn of the century to the mid-1950s, the years in which hand-colored postcards were produced. These cards capture images of lost New York-buildings, places, parks, hotels, subways, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, and stores-that no longer exist or have been transformed by the constant change defining New York as a work in progress.

and#149; An exhibit of the contents of this book can be seen at The Museum of the City of New York, where the author's collection will be donated.

Rod Kennedy, Jr.'s books include The Brooklyn Cookbook and The County Fair Cookbook with Lyn Stallworth; Atlantic City: 125 Years of Ocean Madness with Lee Eisenberg and Vicki Levi. He is the founder and president of Stadia Tins Ltd., which produces decorative tins that are replicas of major league baseball stadiums. He also produced the "Star Spangled Banner" poster for the Smithsonian Institution.