From 1933 till the early 1970s, The Villager’s front page was always graced by an illustration, usually of a local landmark, sometimes of an event. Buildings, churches and, not surprisingly, the Washington Square Arch were among the most frequent subjects. On this page are two Page One illustrations by Edward C. Caswell, one of the newspaper’s regular front-page artists in the 1930s. Below is a view of W. Fourth St. looking toward Sixth Ave. with the old El train, while at right is a scene of Washington Square, complete with an airborne dirigible.
