Antique Images of Manhattan

Lower Manhattan around 1905. Since the last decade of 19th century, skyscrapers have changed the Manhattan skyline. Some buildings were erected to be the tallest in the world. In 1890, the World Building was completed, then the tallest in New York. The Empire State Building, completed in 1931, was the biggest star in this race (illustration from an old postcard by Raphael Tuck & Sons).

◄ Antique photos of NYC

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• Central Park ►

• Chinatown ►

• City Hall Park ►

• Columbus Circle ►

• Grand Army Plaza ►

• Herald Square ►

• Lexington Avenue ►

• Madison Avenue ►

• Madison Square ►

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• Park Row ►

• Printing House Square ►

• Sixth Avenue ►

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1935

Broadway, looking north towards the Grace Church.

Antique Images of Manhattan

Empire State Building