When the Singer Building ruled over Lower Manhattan. Much is gone.

Comments

1. gitarzan says

   I am not from New York City, but have a fascination with it. Is this facing east? From Jersey?

2. 3DPrintedPerson says

   This might be the coolest photo of the city I’ve ever seen. Thanks for posting.

3. SweatyNomad says

   What year might this be? I’d love to see this in colour too.

4. DutchMitchell says

   I am so sad that this view and the old city doesn’t exist any more. It looks so damn good and stylish. My appt is full of large NYC in the 1930’s pictures.

5. CountHonorius says

   Look at all those active marine terminals, too. An age of ships, never to return.

6. TheOnlyCurmudgeon says

   I want to know what happened to the Bunker Hill?

7. threalseymourskinner says

   Brilliant – reminds me of a great old illustration from Tuffy the Tugboat (an old Golden Book).

8. _1JackMove says

   Back when high-rises had character.

9. JoyKil01 says

   Wow, according to wiki, it even generated its own power using its own boiler plant—that blows me away to think that buildings had their own power plants.
   It was also the first to convert from coal to oil.