{"id":1257,"date":"2024-09-21T12:55:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T16:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2024-09-21T12:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T16:55:06","slug":"joseph-papin-chelsea-in-nyc-40-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/joseph-papin-chelsea-in-nyc-40-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Papin &#8211; Chelsea in NYC &#8211; 40 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karen Green is the Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University Libraries who coordinated the Papin family donation of Joseph Papin&#8217;s extensive collection of NYC drawings and papers to Columbia. She recently took some lovely photographs in Chelsea and I was reminded of some of Joe Papin&#8217;s drawings of Chelsea that ran in the Daily News. The following article by Suzanne Hamlin from October 5, 1984 portrays the Chelsea neighborhood of forty years ago. This particular drawing was done at the corner of 8th Avenue and W 16th Street:<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2292\" src=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chelsea-Chow-in-the-Friday-section-edit-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1259\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chelsea-Chow-in-the-Friday-section-edit-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chelsea-Chow-in-the-Friday-section-edit-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chelsea-Chow-in-the-Friday-section-edit-1024x917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chelsea-Chow-in-the-Friday-section-edit-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chelsea-Chow-in-the-Friday-section-edit-1536x1375.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Chelsea-Chow-in-the-Friday-section-edit-2048x1834.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A recent Google maps screen capture shows the building that housed Mary Ann&#8217;s restaurant (foreground, on the right):<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-20-at-11.10.37-PM-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1264\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-20-at-11.10.37-PM-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-20-at-11.10.37-PM-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-20-at-11.10.37-PM-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-20-at-11.10.37-PM.png 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The entire article follows:<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1845\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chelsea-street-with-dog-and-bicycle-edit-Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chelsea-street-with-dog-and-bicycle-edit-Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_3-scaled.jpg 1845w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chelsea-street-with-dog-and-bicycle-edit-Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_3-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chelsea-street-with-dog-and-bicycle-edit-Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_3-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chelsea-street-with-dog-and-bicycle-edit-Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_3-768x1066.jpg 768w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chelsea-street-with-dog-and-bicycle-edit-Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_3-1107x1536.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chelsea-street-with-dog-and-bicycle-edit-Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_3-1476x2048.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1845px) 100vw, 1845px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1884\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_chelsea-row-page-2-edit-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1271\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_chelsea-row-page-2-edit-2-scaled.jpg 1884w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_chelsea-row-page-2-edit-2-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_chelsea-row-page-2-edit-2-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_chelsea-row-page-2-edit-2-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_chelsea-row-page-2-edit-2-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_Fri__Oct_5__1984_chelsea-row-page-2-edit-2-1507x2048.jpg 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1884px) 100vw, 1884px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>An earlier article on Chelsea appeared a few months before on May 6, 1983, written by Gary M. Stern, sketches by Joe Papin.  In the drawing below, the restaurant on the corner of 7th Avenue and W 19th Street is the Peter McManus Cafe.  It is still there today.  According to their website, &#8220;Peter McManus Cafe is the oldest family-run bar in New York City, serving fine food with good spirits since 1936!&#8221;<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1791\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_85-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_85-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page1-scaled.jpg 1791w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_85-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_85-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page1-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_85-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page1-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_85-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page1-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_85-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page1-1433x2048.jpg 1433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1791px) 100vw, 1791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1883\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_87-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_87-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page2-scaled.jpg 1883w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_87-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page2-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_87-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page2-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_87-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page2-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_87-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page2-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily_News_1983_05_06_87-edit-chelsea-once-forgotten-page2-1507x2048.jpg 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1883px) 100vw, 1883px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Green is the Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University Libraries who coordinated the Papin family donation of Joseph Papin&#8217;s extensive collection of NYC drawings and papers to Columbia. She recently took some lovely photographs in Chelsea and I was reminded of some of Joe Papin&#8217;s drawings of Chelsea that ran in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183,46,77],"tags":[184,66,31,36,9,15,14,13],"class_list":["post-1257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chelsea","category-new-york-city","category-new-york-daily-news","tag-1980s","tag-butler-library-columbia-university","tag-daily-news","tag-joe-papin","tag-joseph-papin","tag-new-york-city","tag-on-the-scene-drawing","tag-reportorial-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1257"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1280,"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257\/revisions\/1280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephpapin.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}