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Patrick Sep 13, 2008 8:42 PM

New York City: The Transformation
 
New York City between 1932 – 1977, Enjoy! :yes:

All thanks to Eralsoto at flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8534413@N03/

June 1932

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March 1933

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1935

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June 1935

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June 1935

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June 1937

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June 1948

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July 1948

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1950

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March 1952

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1953

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1954

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May 1954

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1955

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August 1955

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March 1956

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1958

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June 1959

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July 1959

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February 1961

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March 1962

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July 1962

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September 1962

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January 1963

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February 1963

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March 1963

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October 1963

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October 1964

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1965

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March 1965

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July 1965

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July 1965

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November 1965

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November 1965

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1966

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1966

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July 1966

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1967

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April 1967

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June 1967

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October 1967

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January 1968

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February 1968

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July 1968

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July 1968

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September 1968

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October 1968

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December 1968

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1969

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1969

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May 1969

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July 1969

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July 1969

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September 1969

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September 1969

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1970

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January 1970

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April 1970

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May 1970

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May 1970

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June 1970

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July 1970

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October 1970

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October 1970

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December 1970

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January 1971

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March 1971

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April 1971

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April 1971

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October 1971

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September 1971

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December 1971

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April 1972

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August 1972

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October 1972

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1973

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1973

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1973

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1973

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1973

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April 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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July 1973

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October 1973

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November 1973

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July 1974

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August 1974

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August 1977

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1975

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NYC4Life Sep 14, 2008 12:16 AM

Amazing thread. The skylines of Midtown and Downtown were all impressive throughout the decades. So much has evolved going into the 80's and 90's and now the 2000's. Looking foward towards the next decade, with the new WTC and the many developments currently being built, or in the proposal stages.

ColDayMan Sep 14, 2008 5:39 AM

Wowzers.

LSyd Sep 14, 2008 7:42 PM

august 1974 - big surface lot. ewwwwwwwwww...

the emergence of MSG's giant "toilet bowl" from the air makes the loss of penn station even more sad.

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CGII Sep 14, 2008 8:39 PM

Damn I miss the twins.

alphawolf Sep 14, 2008 9:06 PM

I wish I could have seen Singer.

MolsonExport Oct 6, 2008 3:12 PM

I could spend hours/days/weeks looking at these photos. I just love the ones from the 30s and 40s.

davee930 Oct 6, 2008 4:55 PM

Insanely amazing pictures! I wish I could have seen New York in person before the 1950's.
This picture is depressing.
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Jibba Nov 2, 2008 8:25 PM

Manhattan is just surreal.

hkskyline Nov 23, 2008 5:17 PM

Wow!

Patrick Nov 23, 2008 7:07 PM

More!

1948

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1955

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May 1958

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September 1959

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September 1961

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September 1962

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February 1963

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1963

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1963

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March 1963

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Christmas 1963

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January 1964

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March 1964

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May 1964

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1965

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July 1965

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September 1965

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November 1966

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July 1967

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September 1967

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May 1968

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May 1968

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September 1968

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July 1969

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April 1970

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Spring 1970

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Fall 1970

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March 1971

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March 1971

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March 1971

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March 1971

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May 1971

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February 1972

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March 1972

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Fall 1972

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October 1972

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April 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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May 1973

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1973

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1973

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October 1974

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Austin55 Nov 23, 2008 8:18 PM

...

Damn

America 117 Nov 23, 2008 11:36 PM

http://dumbonyc.com/images/blog/flic...ght_double.jpg
http://dumbonyc.com/2006/11/23/img-b...ge-from-above/

2008
No twin towers:(

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/85401223/original.jpg
skyscraperpage

2012
New freedom tower:)

teddybear Jan 1, 2009 4:36 PM

This is amazing thread! Manhattan has been crowded and built since the 1930s, when I was not even born yet! It seems that 1960s to 1980s are among the most booming for New York? Or 1930s?

erickalvarez Feb 4, 2009 7:14 PM

:cheers: Hi! I'am Erick Alvarez from Mexico City and I'am the man behind eralsoto who post the old images of New York City on Flickr that used in this thread. Thank you for used my images and I have many images of this city on 20th century, and i have many more images that i want post in this thread. This images was copy from many books that i have in my house in Mexico. I collect many books, postcards and images of the city from early 20th century to today. Enjoy it.

:tup: All thanks of Patrick for used my images

The Woolworth Building in 1913
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The Woolworth Building in 1916
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Aerial view of City Hall area in 1927
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The Fifth Avenue great 59th street hotel towers in 1928
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Midtown Manhattan From Empire State Building in may 1931
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Lower Manhattan skyline in 1932
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Midtown Manhattan and old Park Avenue from Du Pont Building 1932
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Old Six Avenue El and Rockefeller Center 1933
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Rockefeller Center 1933
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Lower Manhattan from Governors Island 1950
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United Nations and Midtown at night 1953
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Midtown Manhattan from Empire State 1954
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erickalvarez Feb 7, 2009 8:05 PM

Hi. I'am Erick Alvarez and i have more pictures of New York skyline transformation.

Aerial view of Midtown Manhattan. Summer 1955
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/...b58e5e18_b.jpg


Rockefeller Center at night. 1956
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Seagram Building under cobnstruction. April 1957
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425 Park Avenue Building. 1957
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485 Lexington Avenue. Spring 1957
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Seagram Building at night. 1958
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/...6d9f4e6e_b.jpg

erickalvarez Feb 9, 2009 7:08 PM

:cheers: Hi!!!. I have more pice of the evolution of New York Skyscraper. Sorry for put less images cause i dont have more time. I study in the morning and work at afthernoon

Midtown Manhattan from Empire State. July 1958
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Midtown Manhattan from Empire State Building. April 1960. Time-Life Building were recently opened.
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Empire State Building at night. July 1961
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:notacrook:

Midtown Manhattan with Lincoln Center model. September 1962
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/...a6f21670_b.jpg

erickalvarez Feb 11, 2009 9:09 PM

Hi. I have many other images about the metamorphosis of New York:

:banana:

Manhattan froM RCA building. 1963.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/...7606a4c1_b.jpg

Midtown skyscrapers. 1963http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/...09c76db3_b.jpg

Midtown from RCA building in a smoggy day. August 1963
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/...ac92a509_b.jpg

The Seagram Building form New York Hilton Hotel. October 1963
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/...6fe97059_b.jpg


Aerial Midtown: October 1963
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Midtown at night from the Plaza Hotel. October 1963
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Aerial view of Midtown looking east. April 1964
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St. Patricks Cathedral between modern skyscrapers: April 1964
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The Empire State Building with new lights. June 1964
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40 Street Skyscrapers. June 1964
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erickalvarez Feb 21, 2009 12:28 AM

:whip: :banana: Hi. I continued the travel about New York City skyscraper history.

Pan Am Building at day in 1964.
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:cheers: At night.
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Night view of Midtown Manhattan from Beekman Hotel. June 1964
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Midtown Manhattan looking south from RCA Building. July 1964
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Midtown Manhattan and United Nations Building from Pepsi-Cola Docks. Queens. July 1964.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/...732333fd_b.jpg

CBS Building. July 1965
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/...26ce7941_b.jpg.

Crazy picture of Battery Park area. July 1966.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/...f8f9a820_b.jpg

Another area picture of Lower Manhattan. August 1966. Check of Marine Midland Building under construction.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/...209d1725_b.jpg

Aerial view of Manhattan island. August 1966.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/...3d1bd71a_b.jpg

Aerial view of Fifth Avenue showing the General Motors Building under construction. October 1967.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/...b2e9bd95_b.jpg

Aerial View of Manhattan. February 1968.
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Midtown Manhattan loking northeast form Empire State Building. April 1968.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/...b95672d1_b.jpg

:breakcomp: Aerial View of General Motors Building. October 1968.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/...284f7a5f_b.jpg

Sixth Avenue looking south. September 1969
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aerial view of Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn looking west. April 1970
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Midtown Manhattan at night looking northeast from Empire State Building. April 1970
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Lower Manhattan from Staten Island Ferry. May 1970
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:runaway: :awesome: World Trade Center under construction. July 1970
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September 1970
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Aerial view of Financial District. October 1970.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/...cbb4d06b_b.jpg

Aerial view of Manhattan Island. October 1970.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/...4d401bd5_b.jpg

Wheelingman04 Feb 23, 2009 2:00 AM

I love American International. I miss the twins so much.

bbeliko Mar 8, 2009 7:46 PM

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I loved this shot, the twin towers make their appearance

LosAngelesSportsFan Mar 9, 2009 10:21 PM

its like playing sim city! awesome thread!

hollow man Mar 12, 2009 5:05 PM

Wow, I never realised that the twin towers were right by the river when first built!

They obviously reclaimed land form the river at a later date.

tanzirian Mar 12, 2009 8:19 PM

IMO NY skyline looked best between 1930 and 1960....many of the 1960s and 1970s buildings are eyesores...but I like most of what's been built since the late 1970s. The design of Freedom Tower is not my favorite but does work better from some angles than others, and I like it much better some of the earlier proposals. The current design would look better without the spire and circular structure on top IMO.

erickalvarez Mar 12, 2009 11:41 PM

Diference between 1920s-1930s and 1950s-1970s building booms
 
Hi. The history of New York skyscraper have two building boom ages: the 1920-1930s and the boom started in the 1948 aproximately and early seventies.

In the first building boom, the financial boom that started after World War I, were many good for the city of New York, especially, the prosperity have benefit for construction an real state market. Financial district have been saturated on office space and many companies were many space offers in Midtown betwwen 34 to 59 streets.

Another factor for building boom were the 1916 Zoning Law. were established many restrictions on the building floor space on determinated high for the sun light lighted the street. The law established a weddin cake form in the building, but it gave no restrictions on high of the buildings. The sky is the limit, and in the late 20's and early 30s estimulated the race of World Tallest building when start on the race of Bank of Manhattan and Chrysler Buildings for suprassed the Woolworth Building. Chrysler win the race in 1933 with 77 story tower and spire, but it was lees one year later when 102 story 1250 feet Empire State Building crowned the tallest until 1972.

Majority of the buildings have build on the city between 1919 and 1939 have build on Midtown. The speculation on financial market and real state produced a bigger building boom. new building were build on art deco cannons were influenced of 1925 Paris Art Decorative Exposition. Over 1000 or more building between 20 to more of 100 stories, 50 of this over 40 stories high. but the stockmarket crash of '29 and the start of World War II, have been stopped the building activity. It was created of overoffer of office space. many buildings have been occuped until 1950. Many buildings of this golden age is Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Hemsley Building, 40 Wall Street Tower (Bank of Manhattan), 120 Wall Street Building, and Rockefeller Center buildings (RCA, International, RKO), etcetera.

Well, the second gold age, is considerated not glorious, but is important on the impact on the urban landcape. The second building boom was started when the World War II end, in 1945. The office space created on 1920-1930s building boom were saturated when new office workers. The new prosperity that created for the american triumph on the war estimulated the industrial activity and financial market. Many people have abandonated city center to live in new suburban homes. Manhattan were a white collar city and result of a increassed the demand of office space.

First postwar buildings were build on Park and Madison Avenues on late forties. New building were build on 1916 zoning law cannons (wedding cake) but it was builds on the european International Style where philosophy of modern architecture were says: "lees is more".

But the boom started on 1947-1952 where international architects influenced of Le Corbusier designed and build the United Nations Headquarters where the cherry on the cake were the green glass curtain wall facade 39 story Secretariat Building and Assembly Building.

In 1952 Park Avenue chance it face on office building space with 22 story black green curtain wall facde of Lever House. After of 1955 to 1960 the face of the city started to change a modern face. It bennefit of Urban Renewal national program were search to chance to "dirty" face of city centers, but were attack of old landmarks protecctionist because many old beauty and more valuables buildings have been detroyed.

In 1958, the build of Seagram Building and 1959-1960 the construction of Time-Life Building on Sixth Avenue, Chase Manhattan Bank building on Financial District and Seagram's style Union Carbide Building, on Park Avenue were estimulated a city autorities a modificated 1916 zoning law. In 1961 the city expedite a new Zonning Law that stablishyed of construction of plaza on future building sites. This law produce, during the sixties many office buildin like a glass box with a sunken plazas.

Between 1960 to 1973 hundreds and hundreds of new towers (between office and residential building over 20 stories high) many of this over 40 stories were build on the city, the majority on Midtown. In 1963 when Pan Am Building were completed and start of demolition of old Penn Station. awake of love of many people for protect old landmarks and start of fight to save many old buildings (included Grand Central Station, particularity perjudicted for the Pan Am Building). For this reason where this building boom were more criticied.

Many of new modern towers were build in Park and Third Avenues and the Avenue of the Americas, where were beneficiated of plaza bonus of new 1961zoning law, that estimulated the new extension of Rockefeller Center. In 1967 building boom took Times Square area and Financial District

1950s-1970s Boom Buildings age were a real climax between 1966 and 1973. In this time many office buildings and complex were build on same time:

Buildings:
General Motors
Burlington House
ITT North American Building
One Astor Plaza
888 Seventh Avenue
810 Seventh Avenue
Grace Building
Solow Building
North America Plywood
One New York Plaza
Two New York Plaza
Uris (Paramount) Plaza
Gulf & Western Building
919 Seventh Avenue
345 Park Avenue
600 Third Avenue
JP Stevens Building

Skyscraper Complex
World Trade Center (Twin Towers)
Rockefeller Center's X, Y and Z Buildings (Exxon, McGraw-Hill, Celanesse)
55 Water Street

The Building boom have enter a crisis in 1970 wher a real state speculation market created a many overoffer office space: many buildings have empty and 1973-74 were a crisis and worsted in mid seventies cause a New York's fisco crash. A new boom were until 1980s.

erickalvarez Mar 12, 2009 11:52 PM

In the building boom of 1950s-1970s towers no were crowned or spired. Until 1972, the crown return with 55 story One Astor Plaza on Times Square. It is very intersting check the building cause it is a pioner of postmodern style on New York. Check out of 1977 Citicorp Center, another 1970s crowned building.

One Astor Plaza (Der Scutt of Kahn & Jacobs. 1968-1972)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/...c60d4c32_b.jpg

Citycorp Center (1977)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2165/...54f9ecb0_b.jpg

erickalvarez May 27, 2009 8:26 PM

:whip: :banana: Hi, I have new pictures about the city. I started in 1970:

The Burlington House Building on Sixth Avenue in fall 1970
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2314/...ec254536_b.jpg

The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center under construction on february 1971
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The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center under construction on march 1971
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/...5c16946f_b.jpg

The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center under construction on may 1971
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1063/...7c44d2c3_b.jpg

Midtown Manhattan from New Jersey.May 1971
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/...ec9e2628_b.jpg

Aerial View of Manhattan Island looking north. July 1971
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/...8919cfa6_b.jpg

Lower Manhattan's financial district skyscrapers from Civic Center. September 1971
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2027/...def518d0_b.jpg

The Financial District from Hudson River. Fall 1971. Showing Twin Towers under construction.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2152/...2c97e9b5_b.jpg

Sunset reflect on Midtown Manhattan skyscrapers curtain walls. February 1972
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/...63e109ee_b.jpg

88 Pine Street. Summer 1972
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/...ce100de9_b.jpg

Aerial view of the World Trade Center tower just a few weeks before the official opening. March 1973
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/...a324a4f3_b.jpg

Radio City Music Hall and new Sixth Avenue skyscrapers from new Exxon Building Plaza. May 1973
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/...68dc1803_b.jpg

Aerial view of the Empire State Building. May 1973
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1191/...3b3e6b7c_b.jpg

The new One Penn Plaza, just the north of the Madison Square Garden. May1973.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/...5382b920_b.jpg

Aerial view of Midtown Manhatta. May 1973
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/...3ce5b692_b.jpg

Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge. May 1973
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/...0b3cb0be_b.jpg

McGraw-Hill and Exxon Buildings on Sixth Avenue. May 1973
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2362/...13fc168a_b.jpg

The New York Telephone Building on Sixth Avenue, near Bryant Park. May 1973
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/...45c911f1_b.jpg

909 and 919 Third Abvenue Buildings. May 1973.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/...ed5b583c_b.jpg

One Astor Plaza. May 1973
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/...50831943_b.jpg

Uris (Paramount) Plaza. May 1973
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/...b95e74f9_b.jpg

Aerial View of Lower Manhattan. May 1973
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/...21695617_b.jpg

55 Water Street Building. May 1973
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/...c5af26d8_b.jpg

SoonI back with more pics.

Dac150 May 29, 2009 2:41 PM

That must have been an exciting time.

californiarox3 Nov 17, 2009 7:00 PM

wow, love the pics espesialy the earlyer ones. i dunno if its the black and white fuzzyness of the camaras or the buildings in their newly built freshness but the 30's look so exiting. the camaras even make the blocks of the 60's look better.

californiarox3 Nov 17, 2009 7:03 PM

lol the picture of madison garden looks like a sim city 4 screenshot with the taxi's

Dr Nevergold Jan 26, 2010 2:22 AM

Absolutely amazing in every way.

Do any of you have a modern photo of this building? It looked ahead for its time.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/...d0a0bf0a_b.jpg

Vicbowling May 12, 2010 8:52 PM

I don't know what the name of the building is but it does look ahead of it's time with all of that glass. It's amazing to see how New York became transformed over the years. Great pics!
:cheers:


gsjansen May 13, 2010 5:52 PM

Lever House, located at 390 Park Avenue designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Built in 1952, It is the quintessential and seminal glass box International Style skyscraper. It is the pioneer curtain wall skyscraper in New York City.

The building was designated a landmark in 1982

the building was completely restored beginning in 1998 with a new curtain wall system that appears identical to the original.

lever house in 2007

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Shankbone.jpg
David Shankbone / source of photograph Wikipedia

george Jul 27, 2010 1:57 AM

Great pics, love this city, there's nothing like it. Some of those 1970's box towers that encircle the perimeter of lower Manhattan are god awful ugly... they violate the neighborhood context without merit. Lever house is pure genius, IMO.

urbanlife Jul 27, 2010 8:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by george (Post 4925938)
Great pics, love this city, there's nothing like it. Some of those 1970's box towers that encircle the perimeter of lower Manhattan are god awful ugly... they violate the neighborhood context without merit. Lever house is pure genius, IMO.

I have to agree with you on this, I wish there would of been a tapered rule for buildings when it came to building out to the waterfront so that shorter buildings would of been along the water with the taller ones closer to the center. The buildings that were built along the east river were all just pure corporate crap.

I love the Lever Building, but when I got to see it in person, I was disappointed how much the other curtain wall buildings detracted from it. I was also more upset at the ugly post modern building that you can see in the picture that ruins the look of the Lever just by being next to it. Also, this is just another reason why I hate post modern architecture so much.

george Jul 28, 2010 2:50 PM

Yeah, what happened to the setback zoning in place for the 20's - 40's? When did that fly out the window? Even with setbacks those "corporate crap buildings" would still be thoughtless hulks.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork Jul 28, 2010 4:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by george (Post 4925938)
Great pics, love this city, there's nothing like it. Some of those 1970's box towers that encircle the perimeter of lower Manhattan are god awful ugly... they violate the neighborhood context without merit. Lever house is pure genius, IMO.

you mean like 55 water st.?

SkyscrapersOfNewYork Jul 28, 2010 4:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by george (Post 4927565)
Yeah, what happened to the setback zoning in place for the 20's - 40's? When did that fly out the window? Even with setbacks those "corporate crap buildings" would still be thoughtless hulks.

it got overturned with the building of one chase Manhattan plaza

sabino86 Aug 3, 2010 9:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon716 (Post 4666807)
Absolutely amazing in every way.

Do any of you have a modern photo of this building? It looked ahead for its time.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/...d0a0bf0a_b.jpg

If you cut the bottom quarter from the picture you could mistake it for the present.

Dylan Leblanc Aug 4, 2010 9:05 AM

wow what a thread!

citycobra Oct 27, 2010 7:21 AM

nice pixs from 1971 !

New York City 1971

MolsonExport Mar 15, 2013 4:29 PM

Bump for sheer awesomeness.

Insoluble Mar 15, 2013 7:42 PM

Wow! Thanks, I had never seen this thread before. These are absolutely amazing photos.

Dac150 Mar 19, 2013 2:34 PM

Haven't seen this thread in years - thanks for the bump, was nice to revisit.

mikemalan May 22, 2014 5:02 PM

skyscrapers and pest management
 
Over the past decade New York, and the world has seen a huge resurgence in the incidence and reporting of bed bug cases. How do you get rid of the problem when you are managing a whole building!?

Once unheard of, bed bug cases are now commonplace, with infestations being treated in residences and businesses alike. Ask any NYC bed bug exterminator and they will tell you that they are very busy. With 99.6% of pest control services reporting bed bug cases in 2013, it’s clear to see that the bed bug is back and people are taking notice. Bed bug forums and reporting websites are now common and nothing can spell disaster for hotels and other businesses like the reputation for having a bed bug problem. Because bed bugs are so prevalent and can spread so quickly, it is essential for hotels and other businesses to have effective strategies in place to protect their customers.

chris08876 Jan 1, 2015 7:20 PM

I thought this was cool.

1911:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/4...4ebfad064d.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/4...89dd3e68b6.jpg
Credit: http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com...ithograph.html

1911 Times Square:

https://ephemeralnewyork.files.wordp...repostcard.jpg
Credit: https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.c...-like-in-1911/

chris08876 Jan 4, 2015 11:01 AM

1922:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxRN31abC1...s1600/1922.jpg
Credit: http://manhattanlifeinsurancebuildin...1904-1930.html

http://i.imgur.com/VAtJLye.jpg
Credit: http://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments...wer_manhattan/

Compared to:

2014:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...05_964x642.jpg
Credit: Jason Hawkes ; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...elicopter.html

Hudson11 Jan 16, 2015 1:37 AM

1964:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/...5e9bafc3_b.jpg
posted by erickchristian on Wired New York

2014:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7521/...de7dcdce_b.jpg
ny by Muki2013, on Flickr

the GE/RCA Building sure got over run... plus times square had nothing tall around it. The Metlife/Panam building used to stick right out from the west.

chris08876 Jan 17, 2015 12:31 AM

Third Avenue El: "Manhattan Landmarks" circa 1954 Pathe 7min

Video Link

chris08876 Jan 27, 2015 11:05 AM

Winters of 1937 ,1939 (World Fair) , 1940, and 1967 (1st pic):

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http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...-city-1947.jpg

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http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...-city-1940.jpg

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...-city-1947.jpg

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...-city-1935.jpg

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...-city-1939.jpg

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...-city-1947.jpg

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Credit: All pics from; http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...lide=1.1238406


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