The First Marathon

1970, one hundred twenty seven runners looping the park for a race nobody had heard of. Safety pin numbers and canvas sneakers, the modest seed of two million spectators

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.