downtownmanhattan

This is a great photo.

in the 60's i worked in the woolworth building....great shot

In front of the Cotton and Coffee Exchanges is the Hanover Square Station of the Third Avenue Elevated, which was was the last of the Els to vanish. It made its last scheduled run in May 1955, demolished in 1956. William Russell Grace (1832-1904) was New York City's first Roman Catholic mayor in 1880. He opposed Tammany Hall, reformed the police, curbed vice, and reduced taxes- and was re-elected in 1884. Another view of the Coffee Exchange and Hanover Square Station: digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?482823

This is New York City's Trinity Church (Richard Upjohn, 1846). Excuse the self-linking, but here's a panorama showing the modern interior.

"Coronation" ceremony? In an Episcopal cathedral? I doubt it. Might have been an ordination or bishop's investiture.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Anglican, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Yes, stefkagoil, certainly not a coronation. Possibly a celebration ceremony for the coronation of George V, June 1911.

(1913) Supreme Court Justice Seabury yesterday morning sentenced ex-Patrolman John J. Hartigan, the confidential messenger of ex-Inspector Sweeney to an indeterminate term at hard labor in Sing Sing of not less than two and one-half and not more than three query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950CEFD9103CE633A...

This is the corner of Lafayette Street and White Street in New York City. I can tell because building on the far right is the Engine Company 31 Firehouse (Napoleon Le Brun & Sons, 1895). I have a current photo of it; it looks nearly the same except for some roofing detail, but a photo of the same corner from 1907 (scroll all the way down) shows the detailing intact. Another bit of evidence: the street address for the firehouse is 87-91 Lafayette Street, while the signage on the corner building shows the number "84" (backwards), which is presumably part of its street address. Additionally, according to Google Maps, the tall building in the middle with the arched windows at the top is still standing--it's at Lafayette and Walker, a block away. I'm going to guess that Hartigan was rushing over to the New York State Supreme Court building (as per Mr. Angstrom above) a few blocks down south.

breathtaking! I can't stop analyzing every corner