Category: Retros

XXXmas Horror! DEC 20, 1903 Bridge to Land of Devils Opens in NYC

by Tony Carnes | Dec 20, 2024 | Christmas Retros, Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes, Williamsburg retrospective, Williamsburg-Greenpoint | 0 |

Evangelicals in Williamsburg and Greenpoint 1900-1916. Part of series on A Journey through Williamsburg-Greenpoint religions.

William F. Buckley, Jr. The Catholic Standard-Bearer of Conservatism born today in 1925

by Journey | Nov 24, 2024 | Catholics, Politics, law & faith, Retro Flashes, Retros-Personalities | 0 |

Born into a large Catholic family in NYC on November 24, 1925, Buckley became one of the seminal figures in American conservatism.

ON THIS DAY 1878 1ST AMERICAN BIBLE & PROPHECY CONFERENCE

by Tony Carnes | Oct 30, 2024 | Bible NYC, Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Dr. Tyng, Jr.s Church, Madison Avenue, New York, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic...

October 29 Dangers of Pulpit Political Prophecy Day

by Tony Carnes | Oct 29, 2024 | Politics, law & faith, Preaching, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine. unidentified artist, 1884 / Chromolithograph /National...

OCTOBER 26, 1643 FIRST CATHOLIC PRIEST IN MANHATTAN

by Journey | Oct 26, 2024 | Catholics, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Memorial door at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York. Photo by Bmclaughlin9. CC BY-SA 4.0...

Lost and found department: synagogues of Manhattan

by Tony Carnes | Oct 17, 2024 | Books, East Harlem, Evangelical Protestants, Jews, Jews, Puerto Ricans | 0 |

If you want to give a quirky, intriguing present to people who love urban sleuthing, this is it.

SEPT 25, 1690 — 1ST NEWSPAPER IN US

by Journey | Sep 25, 2024 | Art of religion news, Retro Flashes | 0 |

The art of religion news media starts in America with its very first newspaper.

September 23, 1857 Beginning of Layman’s Prayer Revival on Fulton Street, Wall Street area.

by Tony Carnes | Sep 23, 2024 | Evangelical Protestants, Retros-Holidays & Events, Wall Street | 0 |

By hymn writer Phoebe Brown. How do you deal with paralyzing fears? This question was pondered...

Sept 5 Jack Kerouac’s classic journey “On the Road” published

by Journey | Sep 5, 2024 | Buddhists, Retro Flashes | 0 |

On September 5, 1957, Jack Kerouac’s novel, On the Road, was first published. On the journey, you...

Sept 2, 1945 The end of WW2 with Japan’s surrender: NYC art and the Bible in the war

by Tony Carnes | Sep 2, 2024 | Art & Faith, Jews, World War 2 | 0 |

If the prophet Jeremiah had illustrated his warnings against disaster with richly illuminated illustrations, he surely would have done something like the fine art cartoons of Szyk.

Aug 5, 1657 “The State of Religion” in New Amsterdam

by Tony Carnes | Aug 5, 2024 | Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

Nowel Amsterdam en l’Amerique 1672, New York Public Library, Rare Book Collection. The Dutch...

August 1657 Quaker street preachers arrive in New Amsterdam

by Tony Carnes | Aug 1, 2024 | Evangelical Protestants, Retro Flashes | 0 |

“Retro Flashes” are Journey’s quick takes on moments of history that have made New York City what...

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