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<p>This combination shows a crowd on Wall Street in the May 1945 photo "V-E Day" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point, a Starbucks on March 17.</p>

<p>This combination shows a crowd on Wall Street in the May 1945 photo "V-E Day" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point, a Starbucks on March 17.</p>

March 27, 2015

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Old photos show mid-20th century NYC
March 27, 2015 9 p.m.

Old photos show mid-20th century NYC

'Weegee Guide to New York' looks back to city in 1940s

NEW YORK - A new book of photos by legendary photographer Weegee shows what industrialized, pre-gentrified New York looked like in the mid-20th century, before the city was crammed with towers and billboards.