Tag: La Guardia
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The Harlem Riots As Seen Through Nazi Eyes
Ebay has/had and interesting photo of La Guardia and two police officials taken by a Life photographer in December 1943 up for sale in Europe. The photo is not particularly flattering for La Guardia, who is seen as significantly shorter than the two police officials who virtually crowd him as he leans against and wraps…
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LGA in East Harlem
La Guardia’s Apartment, before he moved to Gracie Mansion, was located on 5th Avenue at 109. Today his view would have been something like this: A contemporary real estate site describes the location in this way: Description 1274 Fifth is a six-story building, built in 1934, along the fabulous 50-block stretch of Fifth Avenue above…
