Intersection of Park Row and Broadway

View of the intersection of Park Row and Broadway (on the right) in October 1952. Photograph shows several billboards on the surrounding buildings and busy traffic. Photographer: Angelo Rizzuto (1906-1967). Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

The 40 Wall Street building is seen in the distance. In the center is the Saint Paul Building, demolished in 1958. Parts of the Park Row building and the City Hall Park (site of the old Post Office) are on the left. Each building in this area has a story worth telling.

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