sixthavenue

quite a theme in this upload. this is fantastic!!!! from our perspective as well as from its power of expression( not merely a blogg or headline scrawled across a tv screen.

George H. Kendall was the president of the New York Bank Note Company, which amongst other things, printed stock certificates. That matter was the root of a long running dispute with the NYSE. From the New York Times of March 10, 1913 : "The fight between the exchange and Mr. Kendall is an old one. He said at the hearing it had been going on for thirty-four years. He has sued the exchange and its members and the case is pending in the United States District Court. From time to time he has exhibited on his building inlower sixth avenue enormous painted signs denouncing the "thieves of the New York Stock Exchange." Some of the signs are in place at the present time. " (ref. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9903E2D9103CE633A... ) See a raft of New York Times stories on the dispute here: query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?query=George+H.+endal...

I started a Wikipedia entry for him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Kendall

I don't know what this picture means but I'm favoriting it anyway!

what an incredible missive! you don't see many businesses wear the heart on the sleeve this, let alone wrap their heart as a banner around their place of business.

6th Avenue, corner 12th St NYC looking north Tall building above lady's hat is 510 6th Ave/65 West 13th Street, n.e. corner of 13th Street

Maybe Merle Alcock, opera singer? www.nytimes.com/1975/03/04/archives/merle-alcock-a-contra...

Bingo! Per Smithsonian:
"This is a Promotional Post Office Department photograph showing opera star Merle Alcock, who is using a new style street collection mailbox, built by the Van Dorn Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio."

In addition to NYT obit linked above, biographical info under

Good catch! David Pirmann Street view Sept. 1917 www.google.com/maps/place/W+12th+St+%26+6th+Ave,+New+York...

Suburban Life, the Countryside Magazine of February 1916 books.google.com/books?id=VC8wAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA69&lp... mentions the introduction of skating exhibitions at the Hippodrome [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Hippodrome] in an article entitled "A Country Sport in City Clothes."

"The Hippodrome Theatre also called the New York Hippodrome, was a theater in New York City from 1905 to 1939, located on Sixth Avenue between West 43rd and West 44th Streets in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan. It was called the world's largest theatre by its builders and had a seating capacity of 5,300" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Hippodrome

swanq and Art Siegel: Thanks for both the info on this magnificent theater as well as that good catch about the skating exhibitions. We will expand the record.