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The Deluge in Łódź
Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1927 program at the government-run Municipal Educational Cinematograph in Łódź. The main feature advertised is the 1915 Russian film The Deluge (Potop), directed by Pyotr Chardynin and based…
The Drewnowicz Family Residence, No. 15 Lutomirska Street
This residence, located at No. 15 Lutomirska Street and seen here from the intersection of Lutomirska and Stodolniana Streets, belonged to the distinguished Drewniczow family, longtime residents of Łódź. A driveway leading out from the Bus Station…
The Forgotten Little Street (Zapomniana uliczka)
Aaron Hekelman, better known by his stage name Albert Harris, wrote and recorded “The Forgotten Little Street” in 1944, while the Nazis were completing the final chapter in the annihilation of Polish Jewry. Forced as a Jew to seek refuge in Soviet…
The Gebethner and Wolff bookstore
The entrance to No. 46 Piotrkowska Street, a building which housed many firms. On the first floor, one could find the factory warehouse for Karol Steinert cotton products as well as a local branch of the Warsaw "Daily Courier" and "Illustrated…
The intersection of Piotrkowska and Pacowa Streets -The Church St. Stanislaus Kostka
The craftsmen arriving from Prussia settled mainly in the sauthern part of the city. During the first half of the 19th century most factories were located here. The central locale of this industrial quarter was a plaza called the Fabryczny (Factory)…
The Jazz Singer in Łódź
Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1930 screening of The Jazz Singer at the movie theater Splendid in Łódź. As the first cinema with a permanent sound-film setup, Splendid was the ideal venue to screen the first full-feature…
The Jewish Cemetery in Doły 1
The women's quarter at the newly established Jewish cemetery in Doły. The graves are evenly distributed among the birch trees, and the tombstones (Hebrew/Yiddish matzeva) face East as religious ritual demands.
The Jewish Cemetery in Doły 2
A quarter in the new Jewish cemetery in Doły (a district in northern Łódź). The symbols carved into these tombstones are characteristic of graves for men. The tombstones (Hebrew/Yiddish matzevahI) face East as religious ritual demands.
The Józef Piłsudski Public School on Zagajnikowa Street (current address Kopciński Street, No. 54)
In 1919 Łódź was the first city in Independent Poland to adopt a resolution promoting public education. This photograph pictures the first school constructed in interwar Łódź. The edifice was constructed in the Romantic National Style between 1920…
The Luna Park
In this photograph we see the Luna Park at the Dabrowski Plac: the roller coaster, carousel, etc. The area of the entertainment part is surrounded by a tall fence, and at the entrance, a couple of policemen maintain order. Those who cannot afford the…