Manhattan before most skyscrapers, 1931
by liberty4now
Manhattan before most skyscrapers, 1931
by liberty4now
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It’s amazing they kept the park amongst all the prime real estate
Why does it look like there are no intersecting streets
Amazing stuff! Thanks!
Love this photo, including the very period-specific zeppelin hanging out in front of the Statue of Liberty.
Love this photo! Curious about the large cylindrical structures — I’m guessing the set in the foreground is around 110th St and 1st Ave, and the second is further south on the same avenue. And what’s the pretty park-like area just east of the cylinders?
I can smell that shit from here
Those rapids in the East River?
WOW.
It was like that as recently as 1931? Crazy.
More people lived there when that photo was taken than live in Manhattan today.