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There are so few cars parked on the streets!
by rtlfe 6y ago
There are so few cars parked on the streets!
- dmix 6y agoMight also be early morning because there's very few people in most shots as well. This clock above the Chevrolet factory shows 9:30am: https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_1_01105_0001#16.2/40.768493/-73.989602 https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_1_01105_0001#16.2...
- dylan604 6y agoDoes 9:30am qualify as early morning?
- dmix 6y agoRegardless still looks like morning hours on a snowy/winter day in most. Look at Market Street, San Francisco in 1906: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO_1AdYRGW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO_1AdYRGW8 Plenty of cars, bikes, and people. I doubt NYC was much different in 1940 at higher trafficked hours.
- silviogutierrez 6y agoThat's because it wasn't till the 1950s that this became common: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/realestate/streetscapes-cars-when-streets-were-vehicles-for-traffic-not-parking.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/realestate/streetscapes-c... A big mistake, in my opinion. If anything good can come of COVID, it's taking back this incredibly expensive real estate that we give out for free. Yes, free. No permits needed.
- nogridbag 6y agoI have no opinion on the value of permits, but people may misinterpret the meaning of "free" in this context. There is no where in manhattan you can park for free for any duration greater than a day or two: https://imgur.com/a/dABUl5u https://imgur.com/a/dABUl5u The exception would be police who park wherever they want and taxis that hop from spot to spot.
- rtlfe 6y ago> There is no where in manhattan you can park for free for any duration greater than a day or two: Most blocks in NYC have street sweeping twice a week. Some people move their cars to another block the night before. Some sit in their car, move it when the sweeper comes, then put it right back. Both groups are getting permanent parking that costs some amount of time but no money.
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- HelloFellowDevs 6y agoDon't forget people with M.D. license plates, construction vehicles, and transit workers. I've had the unfortunate luck assuming all parking was treated the same, tickets have taught me otherwise.
- silviogutierrez 6y agoYou absolutely can and a large majority of Manhattan car owners do. As another commenter said, you just have to respect alternate-side-parking and cleaning rules. Typically either once or twice a week. It's such a "New York" thing, that it's a bit of a ritual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gfCNTRIJsw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gfCNTRIJsw Again, this should not exist.
- aasasd 6y ago> a bit of a ritual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gfCNTRIJsw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gfCNTRIJsw Huh, actual space between cars? I was told New Yorkers' cars all have scratched and banged bumpers from parking bumper-to-bumper.
- malwarebytess 6y agoSay that to my car parked on the street right now!
- rtlfe 6y agoThanks for sharing! I had no idea that people were so reasonable about cars back then.