1902: The Milch Cow and Farm at Oscar Hammerstein’s on 42nd Street » RoofGardens

New York roof gardens

Roof gardens bathed in new electric light were in vogue in the early 1900s before air conditioning and Prohibition. A scene from Hammerstein’s is depicted in the circle.

New York roof gardens

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