Empire Building on West Side Broadway - 1910
Empire Building, 71 and 73 Broadway, corner Rector Street. Trinity Church is to the right and American Express Building is to the left, both out of the picture. Photograph published in 1910 in the book Both Sides of Broadway from Bowling Green to Central Park.
The Empire Building (now 71 Broadway Apartments) was built on the site of a 5-story commercial building, formerly occupied by the old Grace Church, between 1897 and 1898, with 21 stories above ground, being 89 m (293 feet) tall. It was built by Marc Eidlitz & Son and designed by Kimball & Thompson in the Classical Revival style.
22 - Buildings on east side of Broadway, near Wall Street - 1910.
Empire Building is on the left.
16 - East Side Broadway at Exchange Place, Knickerbocker Trust Co. Building - 1910
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Empire Building on West Side Broadway - 1910
