Southern Manhattan - about 1920
Aerial photo of the Southern Manhattan seen from East River, about 1920. Source: Records of the Army Air Forces.
Battery Park is to the left. The Cunard Building, a 22-story office building at 25 Broadway, across from Bowling Green Park, is under construction. It opened on May 2, 1921. The Bowling Green Offices Building, completed in 1898 at 11 Broadway, is undergoing expansion. Five additional stories were built in 1920–1921. The old Washington Building, One Broadway, was also undergoing renovation, completed in 1921.
Bankers Trust Company Building, Wall Street.
On the right, the Jeanette Park, Coenties Slip and South Street.
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