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Bird's-eye view of the highest priced half mile of real estate in the world. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Justin Smith said:

  The building in the background is the Singer Building, the third tallest building ever destroyed (behind the two World Trade Center towers, of course). It was also the tallest building in the world From 1908-1909.

• allan56 said:

  the caption is wonderfully informative, if your eyes are up to the challenge.

• Blackharted John said:

  I know its truly NYC in the early 20th century , but it reminds me of the illustrations of that time of what it was thought that the city would look like in the 21st century ala Jules Verne.