Union Square Park, Manhattan

Photograph shows Union Square Park, looking north toward Broadway. Photo by Angelo Rizzuto (1906-1967), dated September 1952. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

The 16-story Bank of the Metropolis building, on the left, at 31 Union Square West, was designed by Bruce Price and built in 1902-1903. It was designated a NYC landmark in 1988. The historic Decker Building is behind it.

In 1928-1929, the park was excavated for the subway and the park was renovated. The Independence Flagstaff was dedicated on July 4, 1930 and Washington Monument was moved to the southern part of the park.

The 16-story Everett Building, completed in 1908 on the corner of Fourth Avenue (now Park Avenue South), was built on the site of the old Everett House, opened in 1853.

More: New York in the 1950s ►