SOPHISTICATED LADY - RETRO 1948

: SOPHISTICATED LADY - RETRO 1948; THIS IS HOW I REMEMBER NYC JUST AFTER THE WAR - - - I WAS A YOUNGSTER OF ABOUT 11 - - - THE CITY WAS A DIFFICULT PLACE TO LIVE IN - DIRTY - NO PLACES TO RENT THAT WERE DECENT - - - AMBOY DUKES WAS THE BIG SELLING BOOK OF THAT TIME - -- ENJOY THE ATMOSPHERE I`VE TRIED TO RE-CREATE - - - -PADDY CAKES; Created by: Paddycakes.; Tools Used: COREL PP X3; Created on: MARCH 2006; Image Views: 393; Average Views per Day: 0.8; Image Number: 40507

Comments:

Alovely from Maine, U.S.A. on Jan 27, 2008 at 11:49 AM said:

Love your creation. Didn't live in NYC but I do believe in the 40's

that friends and family found a very close bond and made happy times

with what they had in their lives. I was a small child but I remember

laughter amoung my family, relatives and their friends.

Patman10 from camden, ny on Jul 28, 2007 at 9:02 PM said:

I'm 67 and i grew on the streets of Brooklyn and had cousins in the Amboy Dukes. I loved Brooklyn and NY then and now and never found it depressing and the 40's and 50 were great years, i think your memory is a bit twisted.

PADDY CAKES from ONTARIO, CA on Jul 28, 2007 at 8:19 AM said:

DEAR PATMAN HOW OLD ARE YOU? THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT NYC IN THOSE DAYS WERE THE YANKESS AND THE DODGERS - - -THE CITY WAS A POOR PLACE TO LIVE BELEIVE ME - - PADDY CAKES

patman10 from camden, ny on Jul 27, 2007 at 11:14 AM said:

Please dont get me wrong. i love the image, think you did a great job, Just your interpretation of that era a little off. The late 40's were some of the best years in NY, after the war everything prospered and that led to the magnificent 50's!!!

Patman10 from Camden,NY on Jul 27, 2007 at 7:36 AM said:

Don't know where you lived in NYC but i don't remember anything like that at all Lived in NY all my life and never found it a difficult, dirty or depressing place to live as you are trying to portray in your image. Personally i think you read too many comic books as a kid!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jul 22, 2007 at 3:16 PM said:

echoing the other comments. Great work. My daughter just ret'd from 2 wks vacation in NYC and loved it.

Golda from Port Alberni,Vancouver Is.Canada on Jul 16, 2007 at 3:58 PM said:

Welcome to the site Paddy.This is a great compostion.My husband also speaks of the book Amboy Dukes.

Looking forward to more of your work.

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA - for awhile on Jul 16, 2007 at 3:37 PM said:

This is a fascinating image - and as Mary said, your information brings it even more to life. Vicki

Mary Sham from Pitsburgh, PA on Jul 16, 2007 at 12:08 PM said:

A wonderful eerie looking effect. Adding your storyline gives meaning to the artwork. Well done.

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