Who of you recognizes the pictures? They were in the old NY architecture forum (wired New York).
From the book: New York City of many dreams
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It never ceases to amaze me how much has been built in so little time. Despite the fact that I know it isn’t, that skyline looks so, empty…at least compared to today.
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I agree, now the skyscrapers that were once the dominant ones in the city look like little kids 
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Totally early 1980s
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This is right Thomas 1982 the recordings were made. 
From that decade (1980s)I have many pictures in my collection not only about New York.
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9-30-1961- Lower Manhattan From Bow of Ferry by Found Slides, on Flickr
9-29-1961–Manhattan NY at Night 7 PM by Found Slides, on Flickr
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Lower Manhattan through the ages from 1915-1990
1915
1922
1928
1936
1936
1964
1970
1982
1990
Collection Mackensen
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Awesome collection man
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1958
what are 60 years for New York not much…
Upper West Side und the River Side.
… in comparison with pictures from 1971.
Collection by Miss Mackensen
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One New York Plaza under construction
Around New York City by jericl cat, on Flickr
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1975
Does anyone know what those black strips/blotches on 90 West’s copper roof are? My first instinct is to assume it’s replacement copper or something, but it seems like almost every copper roof on the skyline in the 60s-80s went through this phase and it just lingered.
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I have a question about these two old renderings of the West Street Building and an old photo?
When were the four corner towers removed? it must have been around the end of the 40s or beginning of the 50s.
1985
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I’ve seen some pictures of it just before and after the end of WW2 where the turrets are all still there.
This picture is dated 3/3/1946 and the southern turrets are already removed
Here towards the end of 1946, apparently around the time the Singer Building cupola renovation was underway, the rest are already gone
Modern day comparison
So the northern 2 were destroyed in 1946, with the southern 2 being left ambiguous as either 1945 or 1946
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