44 vintage New Year's Eve party ads show how Central New York used to party
By Jacob Pucci | jpucci@syracuse.com
As many prepare to party to welcome in the new year, we decided instead of take a look back on the New Year's Eves of yesteryear.
As told through the pages of the Syracuse Herald, The Herald-Journal and The Post-Standard, here's a look at how Central New Yorkers celebrated the new year in the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. The year and the newspaper each advertisement appeared in is listed below each photo.
Syracuse Herald | 1938
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1923
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
The Post-Standard | 1952
Syracuse Herald | 1935
The Post-Standard | 1966
Syracuse Herald-Journal | 1955
The Herald-Journal | 1947
The Post-Standard | 1937
Syracuse Herald | 1934
Syracuse Herald | 1934
Syracuse Herald | 1935
The Herald Journal | 1947
Syracuse Herald | 1935
The Herald-Journal | 1947
Syracuse Herald | 1935
The Post-Standard | 1963
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1934
Syracuse Herald | 1937
Syracuse Herald | 1937
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
The Herald-Journal | 1955
The Herald-Journal | 1965
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1937
Syracuse Herald | 1934
Syracuse Herald | 1937
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Syracuse Herald | 1938
Syracuse Herald | 1935
Michael Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.com
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