This painting by John Sloan shows how the neighborhood near The High Line in New York used to look. Sloan, a PAFA alum and an influence on generations of artists including Edward Hopper, was born on this date in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in 1871. Happy birthday! "Sixth Avenue and Thirtieth Street, New York City," 1907, by John Sloan, © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.