Street Scene on Broadway, New York

Busy throngs of pedestrians on Lower Broadway. Photograph published by United Photographic Company. Copyright 1908 by J.J. Killelea & Co. Title: Broadway south from Post Office, New York, U.S.A. Source: Library of Congress.

The old Astor House is on the right. Singer Tower and the old City Investment Building are in the background. St. Paul Building is to the left, on the corner of Ann St., in front of St. Paul's Chapel. The 10-story Mail and Express Building, home of the New York Evening Mail, at 203 Broadway, was erected in 1892 and demolished in 1920. More: Antique images of Broadway ►