The World Trade Center: A World-Class Opportunity (1993)
Discovered this promotional video done by the Port Authority in 1993 highlighting the Trade Center & its facilities/amenities.
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I like how the last shot is from 1988, as you can see a construction elevator attached to 225 Liberty Street
Produced after the bombing.
https://tubitv.com/movies/674333/eyes-of-laura-mars
You may or may not want to watch the movie but it has exterior shots of NYC circa 1978.
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I see this photo pup up all the time, and every time I lament the fact that the foreground area would be so damn epic if it weren’t all bulldozed away.
1933 - Knickerbocker Village, between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Shown here are Monroe St on the right, Hamilton St (now gone) on the left.
The area known as Lung Block, for its high number of TB cases, was a slum and in the 1920s slated for renewal.
Today it’s home to the Knickerbocker Village apartment buildings with a large common courtyard in the middle.
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You know… paying people a fair wage and having safe work conditions and all.
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I get the impression in general that there was a lot more visual stimulation from signage back then compared to now.
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Love BA
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I wasn’t sure if this had been previously posted.
Same. She was one of the few who inspired me to do urban landscape photography 
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damn imagine time travelling thru Times Square
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The only thing that hasn’t changed: We’re all still queuing for a table at the restaurant.
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I know! I sooo desperately wish I could pluck that guy in the photo that’s walking across the street, and put him in that same exact spot today.
He would probably faint.
(even 10-15 years after that photo TS looked way more epic)
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wow, don’t think I ever knew about this crazy gorgeous building!
John Wolfe Building, ca. 1900
Locater on the triangle where Liberty Street and Maiden Lane meet at William Street. It was designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh. It was constructed of Baltimore Brick and Terra Cotta. It was constructed in 1894 and sadly, it was demolished in 1974.
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