US NY NYC Circle Line 8:1985 07 by David Pirmann, on Flickr
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From Woolworth Building looking towards the Singer Building. 1914. Equitable Building under construction on the left. 195 Broadway, the AT&T Building, already has it’s first wing constructed. Within the next 2 years, it would front most of Dey Street, and by 1922 it would cover all but 2 parcels.
It’s been 111 years since the Singer Building first opened, May 1st 1908.
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Special time.
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Got these off ebay.
1965:
1 Wall, 40 Wall, 20 Exchange, and other art deco/classical buildings
Chase Manhattan, Fidelity Casualty, Equitable and West Street buildings
Woolworth and Transportation Buildings
Pier A
Chesebrough Building
1959
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Love this image
Citicorp Center March 1976
The tower has an amazing story behind it, if you don’t know it, go here:
https://people.duke.edu/~hpgavin/cee421/citicorp1.htm
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Indeed it is, a good thing it was caught in time. I don’t even want to think what would have happened if it was left alone.
From “The Naked City” season 1 -1958.
View from Riverside Church in Morningside Heights.
It was actually shot in the city, if you have amazon prime check it out!
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Love seeing these pics of the original antenna going up. Can anyone find anymore?
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I know of a few:
1979: End of construction, but the two antennas stand side by side
(Edit: reposted photo)
Here are a few things I found on another forum page
Also I found this photo during the search from 1972, I like the polar opposites of 2WTCs base being finished and almost completely rid of equipment while there is scaffolding going up on the old Hudson South Building
My favorite antenna construction pic is the one usually called “Moon over Manhattan” but I don’t know if I can share it since one of the workers is casting the entire world under his ass
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1961 “Chase Manhattan Bank Moving” These are the old buildings on the south plaza site of 1 Chase that were demolished in 1961-1962 after the main tower opened, as well as the older Chase Building
Model of 1 Chase Manhattan with surrounding buildings modeled too
1961 Aerial of downtown
Below the Brooklyn Bridge, 1962
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1957
1957 shot of the new NYSE annex
1959 view of 2 Broadway
1964 view of 277 Park Avenue
The last building to come down for the Brooklyn Bridge urban renewal, c. 1968.
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