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Inwood During the Great Depression

Inwood in the Great Depression, NYC

One of the most important if not enduring images of the Great Depression is Dorothea Lange’s haunting portrait of a migrant worker cradling her two young children. Her eyes tell a personal story of quiet desperation, while the photo itself serves as a tragic commentary on a country in the throes of economic devastation so [...]

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A Boy’s Life: Inwood in the 1940′s

Herb and Rolly Maruska

Library books and old newspaper articles provide wonderful glimpses into the history of any neighborhood. That said, those who grew up and lived in Inwood can provide a much more intimate portrait of what life was really like. In this latestest installment of My Inwood Memories, former Inwood resident Herb Maruska takes us into the [...]

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