New York, New York (BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – EXCERPT #1)

New York, New York

Lower Manhattan c. 1850, from a painting by Theodore Muller.

New York City is, though I could hardly be the first to say so, a truly remarkable place. The three little words conjure up hundreds of mythic images in the minds of millions around the globe, immortalized in thousands upon thousands of books, movies, photographs, and songs. Modern New York, Jazz Age New York, vaudeville New York, gangster New York, Broadway New York, business New York, ’20s ’30s ’40s ’50s ’60s ’70s...