I think that’s back when they were still calling it 4th Ave.
40 Wall St renovation + Goldman Sachs demolition 1962
Battery Garage addition 1967
55 Broad Street model 1965
2 Broadway + 1 Whitehall & 60 Broad construction 1962
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Definitely not for everyone, here’s a video on early underground construction in Philly. It starts at the 5:00 time stamp.
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Nine vehicles on the FDR. Someday they’re going to look back at the photos we take today and say, look, not a single 4 person drone in the sky!
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yet another fabulous set!!
I really wish this scrumptious corner still existed:
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World Financial Center
conceptual rendering
Part 1 Tribeca Citizen | The Birth of Battery Park City
„ The arrival and construction of Tribeca Bridge.“
U/C
Part 2 Tribeca Citizen | The Birth of Battery Park City (Part 2)
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Gorgeous, impressive skyline, even almost 100 years ago!
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More O’Keefe, a lecture from the Art Institute. Starts at 4:40 -
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Very cool @stache thanks for sharing! I did not know she painted from the tallest residential skyscraper in the world at 48th and Lex.
Zoning laws meant that prior to the opening of the Shelton in fall of 1923, New Yorkers were not allowed to live about the 11th floor
Who knew!?
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I admit I fell asleep with this one playing. 
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I never wanted this set of pictures to end. A time of beautiful architecture and beautiful cars.
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What is that dark tower with the horizontal band? is it still there?