Old pics New York City! - Page 2

The Messiah · April 10th, 2003, 11:49 PM

Flying Over Manhattan NYC 1946

Midtown Manhattan Nyc 1939

Construction of the Empire State Building

42nd Street NYC 1955

Brooklyn Bridge 1955

Manhattan 1938

Wall Street District 1938

New York 1958

Times Square

42nd Street NYC

Manhattan Queen Mary 1957

Wall Street N Y 1936

Manhattan Skyline, New York City 1940

View of Manhattan Nyc 1928

1954, New york

Ny,1931

Brooklyn Bridge NYC 1938

April 11th, 2003, 12:17 AM

The skyline back then could kick the crap out of alot of the skylines standing today.

April 11th, 2003, 01:24 AM

Alright, that's it. Time to demolish some 60's and 70's boxes and let the NY skyline breathe again!

I've got several in mind to make examples of!

April 11th, 2003, 09:50 AM

wow that city was really the centre of the world back then.I wonder what porn mags you could buy on the street in those days

Cliff · April 11th, 2003, 12:19 PM

What's that bright box?

NY is amazing!!
Capital of the universe!

The Messiah · April 17th, 2003, 10:48 PM

View of Municipal Building from Centre Street
January, 1904

City Hall Subway Station
May 25, 1907

East River Drive construction -- looking south from Queensborough Bridge

Murray Hill Hotel; From Park Avenue and 40th Street. Nov. 19, 1935

Daily News Building; 42nd Street between Second and Third Avenues. Nov. 21, 1935

Cliff and Ferry Street. Nov. 29, 1935.

Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street. Dec. 5, 1935.

40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Sept. 8, 1938

Columbus Circle. Feb. 10, 1938.

Pike and Henry Street. Mar. 6, 1936.

St. Bartholomew's, Waldorf Astoria, General electric building; Park Avenue and 51st Street. Apr. 2, 1936

Willow and Poplar Streets. May 14, 1936

Park Row; "Newspaper Row". July 23, 1936.

Park Avenue and 39th Street. Oct. 8, 1936

Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 21, Pennsylvania Railroad. Mar. 23, 1937.

General view, looking southwest to Manhattan from Manhattan Bridge. Mar. 30, 1937

Old Post Office; Broadway and Park Row. May 25, 1938.

Wall Street, showing East River from roof of Irving Trust Building. May 4, 1938

Financial district rooftops: II; Looking southwest from roof of 60 Wall Tower. June 9, 1938

City Arabesque; From roof of 60 Wall Tower. June 9, 1938.

A worker hanging on to two steel beams

A worker at the edge of a platform, looking north

Three workers securing a rivet

Workers guiding hoisting cable.:1930's.

Worker signaling below, view looking north east

Connecting the beams

Icarus, high up on Empire State

Two workers securing a rivet

Two workers inspecting steel

Crew attaching rivets

Worker bolting a steel support

View of the building rising to about sixteen stories

1908. Carts with goods parked along a street in New York City, with people standing near the carts and walking in the street

Oct 1903. Image of John A. Dowie, Reverend of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, Illinois, standing on a crowded street in New York City.

May 28, 1934. Rockefeller Center. RCA Building, from 515 Madison Ave.. Gottscho, Samuel H. 1875-1971, (Samuel Herman), photographer.

1908. Trinity churchyard and skyscrapers, New York

1908. Broadway, New York

c. 1910 - 1920. Woolworth Building, New York City. City Hall Park and Post Office at lower left.

c 1910. Times Square, New York, N.Y. Times Building in center, Hotel Astor at right.

c. 1915 - 1925. Central Park, aerial view, New York, NY

c. 1915 - 1925. Central Park, aerial view, looking south, New York.

1910. St. Paul and Park Row buildings, New York, two tallest buildings in the world.

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht.

Two early designs and
the final product(Chrysler building)

Construction of the Chrysler building

Photo taken from the Chanin Building
on April 14, 1930.
Image courtesy of Frank Gerlak.

The Municipal Building
McKim, Mead and White
New York City, 1913

American Radiator Building
Raymond Hood
New York City, 1924

New York Telephone Building
(The Barclay-Vesey Building)
Ralph Walker of Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker
New York City, 1926

The Chrysler Building
William Van Alen
New York City, 1930

The Empire State Building
Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon
New York City, 1930

Rockefeller Center
Reinhard & Hoffmeister
Corbett, Harrison, & MacMurray
Hood & Fouilhoux
New York City, 1927-36

April 18th, 2003, 07:39 AM

New York was better in 1915 than most citys are now.

Simply amazing.

The Messiah · April 19th, 2003, 07:55 PM

Broadway at Battery Place 1920's, Wide View

Central Park 1950's

Central Park 1950's, The Great Lawn.

City Hall Park

Empire State Building 1940's

Gimbels in Snow Storm

New York Life Building 1940's

NYC Cortlandt Street 1900

NYC in the Snow 1940's

NYC Post Office and Horse Drawn Trolley ca1900

NYC Skyline from New Jersey 1950's

NYC-Battery Park ca1900

Old NY Times Building 1900

S-Curve, 2nd Avenue el at Coenties Slip 1&2

S-Curve, 2nd Avenue el at Coenties Slip-1

S-Curve, 2nd Avenue el at Coenties Slip-2

***RafflesCity*** · April 20th, 2003, 07:39 AM

The latest additions are rare finds!! Where did u get them??

I really love the elegance of NY in days of yore

May 25th, 2003, 12:45 AM

If anybody thinks New York City is not the capital of the world, they can go to hell! More pictures please.

The Messiah · May 25th, 2003, 04:11 PM

Yeah..well i have a lot more pics.But if i post them here it would be too much.So if you want to see more pics..then check the old pics of New york city thread at the dutch forum: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...threadid=21307

DamienK · May 26th, 2003, 10:24 AM

There was a really good book that I came across called "New York in the 1940s". It has B/W skyline shots of lower Manhattan and the Empire State Building. There is one amazing night shot that shows the whole of the financial district with virtually all the windows of American Int, 40 Wall St and 20 Exchange lit up.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 01:36 AM

Ah i have to finish this thread.At the dutch forum we have the same thread,only that one is 6 pages.So i have to post a lot more photo's that i didn't do here yet.I won't post everything at once,because else this page will take ages to load.

A DC-4 flying over New York City, 1939

Super G Constellation, New York - London, 1955

New York, 1947

DC-3, SS Normandie, New York, 1938

Braniff Airways - Manhattan

New York City skyline, 1912.

Lower Manhattan skyline, 1912.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 01:39 AM

New York from Jersey.

New York skyline from Jersey.

New York City Skyline.

New York from Brooklyn.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 01:44 AM

New York City skyline, ca. 1909.

Sky-line of the lower end of Manhattan Island from the North River in 1891 ; Sky-line of the lower end of Manhattan Island from the North River in 1898.

Lower New York.

Lower New York and Battery.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 01:49 AM

New York Skyscrapers.

New York skyscrapers & Brookyln, Bridge.

Beginning of Broadway in 1899

Brooklyn Bridge & Woolworth B'ldg.

902 to 920 Broadway, between 20th and 21st Streets

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 01:52 AM

The new East River bridge after four years of work.

View of the bridge from New York.

Some high buildings of lower New York.

Battery Place Building.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 01:57 AM

Pedestrian overpass, New York City, early 1900s.

Courtland [i.e. Cortlandt] St. N.Y.

Panorama of New York.

Maiden Lane and Nassau St. S.E. cor. C14575.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 02:01 AM

Skyscrapers of New York City : aerial view of Battery Park and the sckyscrapers of lower Manhattan, looking northwards.

New York City street scene, 1910.

Ansonia apartments, New York.

[New York City park.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 02:04 AM

Broad Street, New York City.

Stock exchange.

April 10th, 2003, 11:49 PM	#21
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April 17th, 2003, 10:48 PM	#26
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,292	A update,a large update :D View of Municipal Building from Centre Street January, 1904 City Hall Subway Station May 25, 1907 East River Drive construction -- looking south from Queensborough Bridge Murray Hill Hotel; From Park Avenue and 40th Street. Nov. 19, 1935 Daily News Building; 42nd Street between Second and Third Avenues. Nov. 21, 1935 Cliff and Ferry Street. Nov. 29, 1935. Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street. Dec. 5, 1935. 40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Sept. 8, 1938 Columbus Circle. Feb. 10, 1938. Pike and Henry Street. Mar. 6, 1936. St. Bartholomew's, Waldorf Astoria, General electric building; Park Avenue and 51st Street. Apr. 2, 1936 Willow and Poplar Streets. May 14, 1936 Park Row; "Newspaper Row". July 23, 1936. Park Avenue and 39th Street. Oct. 8, 1936 Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 21, Pennsylvania Railroad. Mar. 23, 1937. General view, looking southwest to Manhattan from Manhattan Bridge. Mar. 30, 1937 Old Post Office; Broadway and Park Row. May 25, 1938. Wall Street, showing East River from roof of Irving Trust Building. May 4, 1938 Financial district rooftops: II; Looking southwest from roof of 60 Wall Tower. June 9, 1938 City Arabesque; From roof of 60 Wall Tower. June 9, 1938. A worker hanging on to two steel beams A worker at the edge of a platform, looking north Three workers securing a rivet Workers guiding hoisting cable.:1930's. Worker signaling below, view looking north east Connecting the beams Icarus, high up on Empire State Two workers securing a rivet Two workers inspecting steel Crew attaching rivets Worker bolting a steel support View of the building rising to about sixteen stories 1908. Carts with goods parked along a street in New York City, with people standing near the carts and walking in the street Oct 1903. Image of John A. Dowie, Reverend of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, Illinois, standing on a crowded street in New York City. May 28, 1934. Rockefeller Center. RCA Building, from 515 Madison Ave.. Gottscho, Samuel H. 1875-1971, (Samuel Herman), photographer. 1908. Trinity churchyard and skyscrapers, New York 1908. Broadway, New York c. 1910 - 1920. Woolworth Building, New York City. City Hall Park and Post Office at lower left. c 1910. Times Square, New York, N.Y. Times Building in center, Hotel Astor at right. c. 1915 - 1925. Central Park, aerial view, New York, NY c. 1915 - 1925. Central Park, aerial view, looking south, New York. 1910. St. Paul and Park Row buildings, New York, two tallest buildings in the world. Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. Two early designs and the final product(Chrysler building) Construction of the Chrysler building Photo taken from the Chanin Building on April 14, 1930. Image courtesy of Frank Gerlak. The Municipal Building McKim, Mead and White New York City, 1913 American Radiator Building Raymond Hood New York City, 1924 New York Telephone Building (The Barclay-Vesey Building) Ralph Walker of Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker New York City, 1926 The Chrysler Building William Van Alen New York City, 1930 The Empire State Building Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon New York City, 1930 Rockefeller Center Reinhard & Hoffmeister Corbett, Harrison, & MacMurray Hood & Fouilhoux New York City, 1927-36 __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters. Last edited by The Messiah; April 17th, 2003 at 10:55 PM.

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The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,292	Broadway at Battery Place 1920's, Wide View Central Park 1950's Central Park 1950's, The Great Lawn. City Hall Park Empire State Building 1940's Gimbels in Snow Storm New York Life Building 1940's NYC Cortlandt Street 1900 NYC in the Snow 1940's NYC Post Office and Horse Drawn Trolley ca1900 NYC Skyline from New Jersey 1950's NYC-Battery Park ca1900 Old NY Times Building 1900 S-Curve, 2nd Avenue el at Coenties Slip 1&2 S-Curve, 2nd Avenue el at Coenties Slip-1 S-Curve, 2nd Avenue el at Coenties Slip-2 __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

April 20th, 2003, 07:39 AM	#29
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April 11th, 2003, 12:17 AM	#22
Tony 175 Guest Posts: n/a	The skyline back then could kick the crap out of alot of the skylines standing today.

April 11th, 2003, 01:24 AM	#23
enzo Guest Posts: n/a	Alright, that's it. Time to demolish some 60's and 70's boxes and let the NY skyline breathe again! I've got several in mind to make examples of!

April 11th, 2003, 09:50 AM	#24
Mikehunt Guest Posts: n/a	wow that city was really the centre of the world back then.I wonder what porn mags you could buy on the street in those days

April 18th, 2003, 07:39 AM	#27
edmontonoilers89 Guest Posts: n/a	New York was better in 1915 than most citys are now. Simply amazing.

May 25th, 2003, 12:45 AM	#30
TmanNYC Guest Posts: n/a	If anybody thinks New York City is not the capital of the world, they can go to hell! More pictures please.

May 25th, 2003, 04:11 PM	#31
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,292	Yeah..well i have a lot more pics.But if i post them here it would be too much.So if you want to see more pics..then check the old pics of New york city thread at the dutch forum: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...threadid=21307 __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

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DamienK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 3,119	There was a really good book that I came across called "New York in the 1940s". It has B/W skyline shots of lower Manhattan and the Empire State Building. There is one amazing night shot that shows the whole of the financial district with virtually all the windows of American Int, 40 Wall St and 20 Exchange lit up. __________________ 21st Century Coeds - come for the girls, stay for the story! Read the webcomic

June 20th, 2003, 01:36 AM	#33
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,292	Here we go again! Ah i have to finish this thread.At the dutch forum we have the same thread,only that one is 6 pages.So i have to post a lot more photo's that i didn't do here yet.I won't post everything at once,because else this page will take ages to load. A DC-4 flying over New York City, 1939 Super G Constellation, New York - London, 1955 New York, 1947 DC-3, SS Normandie, New York, 1938 Braniff Airways - Manhattan New York City skyline, 1912. Lower Manhattan skyline, 1912. __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

June 20th, 2003, 01:39 AM	#34
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June 20th, 2003, 01:44 AM	#35
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,292	New York City skyline, ca. 1909. Sky-line of the lower end of Manhattan Island from the North River in 1891 ; Sky-line of the lower end of Manhattan Island from the North River in 1898. Lower New York. Lower New York and Battery. __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

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June 20th, 2003, 01:52 AM	#37
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,292	The new East River bridge after four years of work. View of the bridge from New York. Some high buildings of lower New York. Battery Place Building. __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

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The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,292	Skyscrapers of New York City : aerial view of Battery Park and the sckyscrapers of lower Manhattan, looking northwards. New York City street scene, 1910. Ansonia apartments, New York. [New York City park. __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

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