municipalbuilding

10 photos tagged municipalbuilding, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1910

1915

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R/DV/RS said:
The building was completed in 1913, so this image must be from between 1910 and 1913.
The Library of Congress said:
Great! We'll narrow the date range and add the area of New York City and the Municipal Building identification from the tags.
Wystan said:
World's tallest building, when it opened on April 25, 1913. Built for $13,500,000 -- and financed completely in cash by owner Frank W. Woolworth, the pioneer dimestore entrepreneur.
Thomas Francell said:
Also, the photo is looking North, you can see the Metropolitan Life building (completed in 1909) just to the left in the distance and the East River and Roosevelt Island on the right side of the photo off in the distance.

Art Siegel said:
The Chambers and Madison Streets streetcar line (aka Madison Street line) of the New York Railways was discontinued on Sept. 21, 1919. Cars on this line were battery powered. metro.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_streetcar_lines_in_Manhattan. This line ran east to west from the Grand St. Ferry on the East River to the Chambers St. Ferry on the Hudson, roughly on the route of the present day M22 bus line. books.google.com/books?id=2DA05tBefEsC&pg=PA888&l... metro.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_streetcar_lines_in_Manhattan It's possible this photo was taken to illustrate a story about the last day of the line's service. The streetcar is pictured traveling through the archway in Manhattan's Municipal Building on Centre Street and Chambers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Municipal_Building Street view (east through arch), June 1916: www.google.com/maps/place/Avenue+of+the+Finest,+New+York,... account of controversial closing of east side lines, NYT 9/19/19: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E6D9153AE0...
Art Siegel said:
for info on these battery powered streetcars, see comments under

jvaningen74 said:
This is a great photo.
ruth gallagher said:
in the 60's i worked in the woolworth building....great shot
Cesar Romero Robles said:
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