municipalbuilding

Date stamp in upper right corner reads 6/7/13

The time on the Tribune clock is 12:50 pm. Here is wikipedia's description of the building, including the fact that it was completed in 1915 - can't see any construction going on here, though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Municipal_Building

klynslis and Noel Zia Lee: Thanks for the date and other information on the Municipal building in NYC. We can update the source data and reload the description. According to the Wikipedia article, the building was first occupied in 1913 which might explain its appearance in this photo, even if it wasn't completely finished until later.

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

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

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shot from inside the Municipal Building looking northwest to the Surrogate's Courthouse. www.google.com/maps/@40.7130631,-74.0040537,3a,75y,20.47h...

"Manhattan's Lost Streetcars" has additional information on these stepless, center loading battery cars, with photos. books.google.com/books?id=jTj1tGfHu4oC&pg=PA58&lp...