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NYC, 1936

Random scenes, Manhattan 1935-1936Created by: New York Public Library'sDated: 1936

Rockefeller Center, New York City The observation roofs are in reality commodious promenades overlooking the vast city from a height of 850 feet / / Mophochrom - Irving Browning - natural color.

Tim traveling through NYC streets 1935-1936, in the midst of the Great Depression.

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Country Store: interior, Ewen Avenue, Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx.

Country Store: interior, Ewen Avenue, Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx.

Gas tank and Queensboro Bridge, East 62nd Street & York Avenue, Manhattan.

Gas tank and Queensboro Bridge, East 62nd Street & York Avenue, Manhat...

Ferry, West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan.

Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, 112 Park Avenue, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, 112 Park Avenue, Manhattan.

Oldest apartment house in New York City, 142 East 18th Street, Manhattan.

Oldest apartment house in New York City, 142 East 18th Street, Manhatt...

Unemployed and huts, West Houston -- Mercer St., Manhattan.

Unemployed and huts, West Houston -- Mercer St., Manhattan.

40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenue, looking southwest from 42nd Street, Manhattan.

40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenue, looking southwest from 4...

Oak and New Chambers Streets, Manhattan.

Oak and New Chambers Streets, Manhattan.

Lamport Export Company, 507-511 Broadway, Manhattan.

Lamport Export Company, 507-511 Broadway, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan.

Daily News Building, 42nd Street between Second and Third Avenues, Manhattan.

Daily News Building, 42nd Street between Second and Third Avenues, Man...

Henry Street, Manhattan.

Henry Street, Manhattan.

Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan.

Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan.

Mulberry and Prince Streets, Manhattan.

Mulberry and Prince Streets, Manhattan.

Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.

Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.

Squibb Building with Sherry Netherland in the background, 745 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.

Squibb Building with Sherry Netherland in the background, 745 Fifth Av...

Murray Hill Hotel, from Park Avenue and 40th Street, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, from Park Avenue and 40th Street, Manhattan.

Exterior of Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York City, May 1936.

Exterior of Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York City, May 1...

Whelan's Drug Store, 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Whelan's Drug Store, 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

El' station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue, Manhattan.

El' station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street ...

40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, from Salmon Tower 11 West 42nd Street, Manhattan.

40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, from Salmon Tower 11 We...

Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan.

Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan.

Reade Street, between West and Washington Streets, Manhattan.

Reade Street, between West and Washington Streets, Manhattan.

West Street Row, I. 178-183 West Street, Manhattan.

West Street Row, I. 178-183 West Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Foot of Liberty Street, Manhatt...

Willow Street, No. 113, Brooklyn.

Willow Street, No. 113, Brooklyn.

Hanover Square, Manhattan.

Hanover Square, Manhattan.

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 West 26th Street, Manhattan.

Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 West 26th Street, Manhattan.

El' Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Deyer St., Manhattan.

El' Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Deyer St., Manhattan.

Pine Street: U. S. Treasury in foreground, near Nassau Street, Manhattan.

Pine Street: U. S. Treasury in foreground, near Nassau Street, Manhatt...

Brooklyn Facade, 65-71 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Facade, 65-71 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Stone and William Street, Manhattan.

Stone and William Street, Manhattan.

Firehouse, Battery, Manhattan.

Firehouse, Battery, Manhattan.

Columbia Heights no. 222, Brooklyn.

Columbia Heights no. 222, Brooklyn.

Ferry, West Street, foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, West Street, foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan.

El', Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery taken from Division St., Manhattan.

El', Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery taken from Division St., Ma...

Talman Street, no. 57, Brooklyn.

Talman Street, no. 57, Brooklyn.

West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhattan.

West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhattan.

Greyhound Bus Terminal, 33rd and 34th Streets between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, Manhattan.

Greyhound Bus Terminal, 33rd and 34th Streets between Seventh and Eigh...

McGraw Hill Building, from 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue looking east, Manhattan.

McGraw Hill Building, from 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue looking east, ...

Milligan Place, Manhattan.

Milligan Place, Manhattan.

Fulton Street Fish Market, Manhattan.

Fulton Street Fish Market, Manhattan.

Ferry, Chambers Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, Chambers Street, Manhattan.

Joralemon Street, No. 135, Brooklyn.

Joralemon Street, No. 135, Brooklyn.

El' station, Ninth Avenue Line, Christopher and Greenwich Streets, Manhattan.

El' station, Ninth Avenue Line, Christopher and Greenwich Streets, Man...

El', Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Division Sts., Manhattan.

El', Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Division Sts., Manhatta...

Custom House statue: in rear of N.Y. Produce Exchange Building, 2 Broadway, Manhattan.

Custom House statue: in rear of N.Y. Produce Exchange Building, 2 Broa...

Battery, foot of West Street, Manhattan.

Battery, foot of West Street, Manhattan.

El' Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, Manhattan

El' Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, Ma...

N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan.

N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan.

St. Bartholomew's, Waldorf Astoria, General Electric Building, Park Avenue and 51st Street, Manhattan.

St. Bartholomew's, Waldorf Astoria, General Electric Building, Park Av...

Willow Place no. 70, Brooklyn.

Willow Place no. 70, Brooklyn.

Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenu...

Construction old and new, from Washington Street #37, Manhattan.

Construction old and new, from Washington Street #37, Manhattan.

Cropsey Avenue No. 1736, Brooklyn.

Cropsey Avenue No. 1736, Brooklyn.

Gansevoort Street, No. 53, Manhattan.

Gansevoort Street, No. 53, Manhattan.

Sumner Healey Antique Shop, Third Avenue near 57th Street, Manhattan.

Sumner Healey Antique Shop, Third Avenue near 57th Street, Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center: Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in foreground, Fifth Avenue and 48th Street, Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center: Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in foreground, F...

56th Street and First Avenue [Billie's Bar], Manhattan.

56th Street and First Avenue [Billie's Bar], Manhattan.

Third Avenue Car Barn, Third Avenue and 65th Street, Manhattan.

Third Avenue Car Barn, Third Avenue and 65th Street, Manhattan.

Billie's Bar, 56th Street and First Avenue, Manhattan.

Billie's Bar, 56th Street and First Avenue, Manhattan.

Rhinelander Row: II. Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th streets, Manhattan.

Rhinelander Row: II. Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th streets, Man...

Lebanon Restaurant (Syrian), 88 Washington Street, Manhattan.

Lebanon Restaurant (Syrian), 88 Washington Street, Manhattan.

Park Avenue and 39th Street, Manhattan.

Park Avenue and 39th Street, Manhattan.

West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, Manhattan.

West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, Manhattan.

Fort Lowry Hotel, 8868 17th Avenue, Brooklyn.

Fort Lowry Hotel, 8868 17th Avenue, Brooklyn.

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Rhinelander Row, Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets, Manhattan.

Rhinelander Row, Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets, Manhatt...

Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

South Street and James Slip, Manhattan.

South Street and James Slip, Manhattan.

Oliver Street, 25-29, Manhattan.

Oliver Street, 25-29, Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center, from 444 Madison Avenue, Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center, from 444 Madison Avenue, Manhattan.

South Street, no. 151 to 160, Manhattan.

South Street, no. 151 to 160, Manhattan.

McSorley's Ale House, 15 East 7th Street, Manhattan.

McSorley's Ale House, 15 East 7th Street, Manhattan.

Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 21, Pennsylvania Railroad, Manhattan.

Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 21, Pennsylvania Railroad, Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, (cables), Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, (cables), Manhattan.

General view looking south from Bignou Gallery, 18th floor, 32 East 57th Street, Manhattan.

General view looking south from Bignou Gallery, 18th floor, 32 East 57...

Grand Street, nos. 511-513, Manhattan.

Grand Street, nos. 511-513, Manhattan.

East Broadway no. 294, Manhattan.

East Broadway no. 294, Manhattan.

General view, looking southwest to Manhattan from Manhattan Bridge, Manhattan

General view, looking southwest to Manhattan from Manhattan Bridge, Ma...

Triborough Bridge, steel girders, Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, steel girders, Manhattan.

Old law tenements, from Forsythe and E. Houston Streets, Manhattan.

Old law tenements, from Forsythe and E. Houston Streets, Manhattan.

Lafayette Hotel, University Place and 9th Street, Manhattan.

Lafayette Hotel, University Place and 9th Street, Manhattan.

St. Mark's Church (Cloister), 10th Street and Second Avenue, Manhattan.

St. Mark's Church (Cloister), 10th Street and Second Avenue, Manhattan...

174-182 West 58th Street [1938], Manhattan.

174-182 West 58th Street [1938], Manhattan.

Tempo of the City: II. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, looking west from Seymour Building, 503 Fifth Avenue.

Tempo of the City: II. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, looking west from...

Consolidated Edison powerhouse, 666 1st Avenue, Manhattan.

Consolidated Edison powerhouse, 666 1st Avenue, Manhattan.

Tempo of the City: II, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, looking west from Seymour Building, 503 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.

Tempo of the City: II, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, looking west from...

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-348, Staten Island.

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-348, Staten Island.

Shelter on the water front, Coenties slip, Pier 5, East River, Manhattan.

Shelter on the water front, Coenties slip, Pier 5, East River, Manhatt...

John Watts statue, from Trinity Churchyard looking toward One Wall Street, Manhattan.

John Watts statue, from Trinity Churchyard looking toward One Wall Str...

Rockefeller Center Parking Space, 40 West 49th Street, from Museum of Modern Art, 10th floor, 14 West 49th Street (Time and Life Building), Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center Parking Space, 40 West 49th Street, from Museum of ...

Hester Street, between Allen and Orchard Streets, Manhattan.

Hester Street, between Allen and Orchard Streets, Manhattan.

James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

Doorway, 16-18 Charles Street, Manhattan.

Doorway, 16-18 Charles Street, Manhattan.