Old Pics New York City! - Page 3

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 02:06 AM

Fireworks on the night of the opening of the new bridge over the East River.

The new East River bridge : general view of the structure from the Williamsburg side.

Manhattan Bridge, New York City.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 02:12 AM

Broadway and Herald Square, looking north, New York, 1911.

Broadway and Fifth Avenue, New York.

Broadway and Trinity Church, New York

From Borough Hall, 1911.

Bowling Green offices, New York.

Singer Bldg under construction, New York, N.Y.

St. Paul's Church, New York, and surrounding buildings.

And now i am going to sleep.Tomorrow i will post a lot of other pics!

June 20th, 2003, 07:42 AM

You people say the skyline was much more impressive back then before the more modern towers were being erected, hiding them from most of our photogaphs. I disagree. The towers are not gone, they are playing hide and seek. That is apart of the cities mytique. Everyday for almost twenty five years now I have seen something new in dear old New York City. New towers, people, businesses, shops, nothing stays the same. Nothing is ever constant. Whether you like it or not, New York City is a city of change. Old towers will be replaced with the new and people will go off to live with their families in the suburbs. It's always in motion and it really never sleeps. But to me, that is what makes the city special and different from every single city out in the world. And trust me I have been to a lot of cities. Sure the demise of a once important structure is sad, but without that, New York would have never grown into the foundations that make it one of the most important cities in the world. I wouldn't change a thing about. Every angle I look at it it is beautiful.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 05:32 PM

Nicely said TmanNYC!

Here are some other pics

Brooklyn bridge

The massive piers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 05:36 PM

Bloc[k]aded cars on 23rd St., New York.

Piles of snow on Broadway, after storm, New York.

14th Street, N.Y.

St. Paul and Park Row buildings from Vesey St., New York.

Park Row from the mail and express.

Times Square North : night illumination.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 05:38 PM

New York,1935

RafflesCity · June 20th, 2003, 05:46 PM

wow!!!

thats a lot of history in those pictures!

Great find!

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 05:52 PM

Singer Building

Savoy-Plaza Hotel, NYC

Flariton Building under construction

Woolworth Building
New York, 1913

Empire State Building

Chrysler Building

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 05:57 PM

Panorama of City Hall Park and Park Row, New York City 1880

Bird's Eye View of Lower Manhattan 1911

Vintage view of the harbor

Flatiron Building

Railroad ferry, Hudson River, New York

Nassau Street, Stock Exchange in background ...

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 06:03 PM

Downtown New York, Bank of Manhattan Building (left) and Farmers Trust

Bryant Park, on West 42nd Street, behind the Library. Looking towards 6th Avenue and 40th Street

Empire State Building

Downtown Skyport, Cities Service Building in background, center

West Street, looking south towards Battery Place, farthest to the right is Whitehall Building.

New York 1940 - Daily News Building, seen from Chanin Tower, 42nd Street & Lexington Avenue

6th Avenue, corner of 54th Street. In background, Rockefeller Center

Midtown, East Side of Manhattan

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 06:07 PM

New York, 1940 - Looking over 42nd Street from Chanin Building; left Lincoln Tower, right 500 Fifth Avenue

Downtown skyport, Lower Manhattan

New York 1940 - South Street

Garment district, manufacturing buildings West Midtown Manhattan. The steam comes from pressing plants

New York City 1940 - View from Woolworth Tower over Hudson River and New Jersey

Manhattan Bridge

Elmo · June 20th, 2003, 06:10 PM

AMAZING THREAD!! Beautiful pictures!!

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 06:14 PM

New York City 1941 - S.S. America, and the skyscrapers of Downtown Manhattan

Fishing vessels on South Street with the west tower of the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.

9th Avenue Elevated armiture in Harlem, on 8th Avenue near 127th Street

Downtown Skyscrapers near the Hudson River

Cortland Street, 9th Avenue Elevated Station; Woolworth Tower on Broadway in background

View of Downtown Manhattan from the Brooklyn Shore, near the Brooklyn Bridge. In foreground a burned down pier

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 06:24 PM

View over the Lower East Side, slums and cheap tenements

Hudson River docks, New Jersey. Downtown Manhattan in background.

Hudson River looking towards Upper Bay.

View of New York City from New Jersey

New York skyline seen from a distance of approximately 16 miles in New Jersey

Empire State building seen from New Jersey at a distance of 8 miles

Looking along 42nd Street across Hudson River

Skyline of Midtown Manhattan...from Paterson, N.J.

Nassau Street looking south

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 06:30 PM

St. Paul's Chapel

Park Avenue, Manhattan

Downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge, East River

Walking on Brooklyn Bridge, going towards Manhattan.

New York 1940 - S.S. Normandie; in background Rockefeller Center; seen from the New Jersey Shore

Skyline of Midtown Manhattan. The view is from New Jersey as a distance of some 10 miles.

Empire State Building and Midtown skyline of New York seen from the south-east.

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 06:38 PM

Brooklyn Bridge and pedestrian promenade.

New York Hudson River waterfront. The French liner Normandie lying at the dock of the French Line

New York 1940; Downtown Manhattan seen from the Brooklyn Bridge.

Empire State Building, New York, seen from New Jersey.

New York, Times Square - Broadway looking south

Broad Street

George Washington Bridge

New York, Brooklyn Bridge promenade at night

The Messiah · June 20th, 2003, 06:58 PM

Flariton building

June 21st, 2003, 10:11 AM

These photographs are moving!

June 22nd, 2003, 09:05 AM

I love black and white photographs.

***Bond James Bond*** · June 23rd, 2003, 10:37 PM

I vote for this to be Best Thread of 2003!!!

June 20th, 2003, 02:06 AM	#41
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June 20th, 2003, 05:32 PM	#44
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	Nicely said TmanNYC! Here are some other pics Brooklyn bridge The massive piers of the Brooklyn Bridge. __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

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June 20th, 2003, 07:42 AM	#43
TmanNYC Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	You people say the skyline was much more impressive back then before the more modern towers were being erected, hiding them from most of our photogaphs. I disagree. The towers are not gone, they are playing hide and seek. That is apart of the cities mytique. Everyday for almost twenty five years now I have seen something new in dear old New York City. New towers, people, businesses, shops, nothing stays the same. Nothing is ever constant. Whether you like it or not, New York City is a city of change. Old towers will be replaced with the new and people will go off to live with their families in the suburbs. It's always in motion and it really never sleeps. But to me, that is what makes the city special and different from every single city out in the world. And trust me I have been to a lot of cities. Sure the demise of a once important structure is sad, but without that, New York would have never grown into the foundations that make it one of the most important cities in the world. I wouldn't change a thing about. Every angle I look at it it is beautiful.

June 20th, 2003, 05:46 PM	#47
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	wow!!! thats a lot of history in those pictures! Great find!

June 20th, 2003, 05:52 PM	#48
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June 20th, 2003, 06:03 PM	#50
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	Downtown New York, Bank of Manhattan Building (left) and Farmers Trust Bryant Park, on West 42nd Street, behind the Library. Looking towards 6th Avenue and 40th Street Empire State Building Downtown Skyport, Cities Service Building in background, center West Street, looking south towards Battery Place, farthest to the right is Whitehall Building. New York 1940 - Daily News Building, seen from Chanin Tower, 42nd Street & Lexington Avenue 6th Avenue, corner of 54th Street. In background, Rockefeller Center Midtown, East Side of Manhattan __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

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June 20th, 2003, 06:14 PM	#53
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	New York City 1941 - S.S. America, and the skyscrapers of Downtown Manhattan Fishing vessels on South Street with the west tower of the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. 9th Avenue Elevated armiture in Harlem, on 8th Avenue near 127th Street Downtown Skyscrapers near the Hudson River Cortland Street, 9th Avenue Elevated Station; Woolworth Tower on Broadway in background View of Downtown Manhattan from the Brooklyn Shore, near the Brooklyn Bridge. In foreground a burned down pier __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

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June 21st, 2003, 10:11 AM	#58
TmanNYC Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	These photographs are moving!

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TmanNYC Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	I love black and white photographs.

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