1960s New York Skyline
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Union Carbide Building seen from New York Central Building in 1960. Notice the classical boxes that have yet to be razed for 245 and 280 Park Avenue.
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That first shot from Ellis Island is a gem. Lots of Immigrants saw that view before being allowed to proceed into the country.
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I inverted this one for clarity. 1957.
Union Carbide Building under construction. Behind it is the old 277 Park Avenue. Next to that is the copper roofed Park Lexington Building and Grand Central Palace which are now 245 Park Avenue. Notice the original 383 Madison and the original 390 Madison also.
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From Edward Crellin on Flickr (I had to try and spot the location for a couple of them)
Park Avenue looking north at the Seagram Building and demolished Hotel Ambassador
Park Ave looking south c. 1958, notice the construction on the right for 270 Park Ave
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Lower Manhattan at night
Cortlandt Street, 1960, next to the City Investing Building
Future WTC7 site, western block
Woolworth Building, 1959
Singer Building and Chase Manhattan, 1959
Future BMCC site, 1959
Demolished Market District, 1959
270 Broadway, 1959
Demolition of the St. Paul Building for the Western Electric Building, either late 1958 or early 1959
Telephone Building, 1959
Cedar Street between Washington and Greenwich, notice the future site of 140 Broadway and Chase Manhattan under construction
Church Street from Liberty; on the right is the FW Woolworth Store (now Millenium Hilton), East River Savings Bank, and City Investing Building
West Street and Vesey c. 1960, where the Washington Market had just been demolished
Church Street south from Liberty c. 1960
Fulton Street east from West c. 1960
Telephone Building c. 1960
View from 40 Wall Street c. 1963
Greenwich Street north from Liberty at Radio Row, 1960
Cortlandt Street and West Street, 1960
114 Liberty Street base, 1960
106-110 Liberty Street, 1960
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Everyone was so properly dressed. The good old days!
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Mid Manhattan and union Carbide building under construction 1959
union Carbide Building under construction 1959
Time and Life Building under construction 1959
Building under construction on Park Ave 1959
from RCA 1959
lower manhattan 1959
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- Triangle Hardware where West Broadway and Greenwich meet. Notice the Post Office and no nasty Roth & Sons Buildings behind it.
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Grand Central, 1959
Does anyone know of any pictures depicting the Grand Central Office Building? I’ve seen it in pictures, but only behind the main terminal building, or next to the photographer; never up close showing any facade detail. It was demolished in 1960 for the Pan Am Building.
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277 Park Ave Construction, 1962
Early days on Park Avenue. Notice the back facade of Grand Central with no Helmsley Building obstructing it.
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1968 NYC skyline from the S.I Ferry.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fBvawjshc/?igshid=19om56i95sgwu
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Some interesting photos I found. Undated, but between 1908 and 1915. It shows the old 1890s Thames Building, which was turned into a taxpayer in the 1970s, which was recently demolished for the Marriott Courtyard south of the WTC.
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- Mural being painted onto the roof of 5WTC.
What I find most interesting about this video is the background. The World Financial Center is under construction, 7WTC is in the early phases of construction, and an 11-story building and a taxpayer are being demolished for the Millenium Hilton.
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- St. Paul’s Chapel, with the Golden Boy statue being removed from 195 Broadway
Aerial from 1983, showing 101 Barclay being built
Undated
And this seemingly prehistoric gem
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