Exterior image of the Gorham Building which was completed in 1906. It was designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead, and White in the early Florentine Renaissance style with double height Doric columns at street and roof levels. The building...
This is one of the two eagles that adorn the tops of the doorways of the old William Sloane House. The eagle's shield are the words, "Spirit, Mind, Body," those elements of people that Y.M.C.A. programs seek to build.
Construction projects--New York (State)--New York.
The southeast corner of 36th Street and Eleventh Avenue shows the construction of the 7 subway line, which will eventually run to the Jacob K. Javitts Convention Center on the West Side. Midtown buildings rise behind while signs near the corner...
Building designed by the architectural firm Warren & Wetmore in 1913; converted to an apartment building in 1965. The Empire State Building is featured in the background.
Drawing taken from the book "The Symbol of American Achievement." Upon the site of the historic old Waldorf Astoria, stands the Empire State Building, the highest structure in the world. Its tower designed as a mooring mast for airships is often...
Image showing magnificent Beaux-Arts architectural features such as vaulted ceiling and fluted Corinthian columns. Travelers are moving through the vast concourse. The author of the article, W. Symmes Richardson, was an engineer and a partner of...
Image taken from behind a Doric column highlighting the breadth of the space. The author of the article featuring this illustration was W. Symmes Richardson, an engineer and a partner of Charles McKim.
A street view of 5th Avenue looking north. Waldorf Astoria, Knickerbocker Trust, Brick Presbyterian Church, Altman Building. Sales signs on storefronts just below 34th St.
This view of 34th Street is looking east. A woman and her two children are walking on the sidewalk as traffic speeds along the street. The Empire State Building can be seen in the distance as well as the large, red sign for the New Yorker.
This is one of the last tenement buildings left. Originally built to house New York’s poor, tenement buildings covered the West Side and other parts of the city. This building is next to an abandoned gas station as well as a billboard.
Oppenheim Collins & Co. Department store – the first floor is highlighted by a number of window displays as well as a large yawning. A series of parked cars are visible in front of the building.
Exterior image of the Park Avenue Hotel decorated with patriotic bunting and a horse drawn carriage parked at the main entrance. Designed by John Kellum and built by Alexander T. Stewart, the Park Avenue Hotel was originally conceptualized as The...
Eighth Avenue Traffic Halted - New York - Alert-curious office workers, peering down from buildings at Eighth Avenue and 34th Street saw traffic halted in orderly fashion by helmeted policemen and civilian defense officers. At 2:55 the practice...
The view from the Park Avenue Hotel shows the rooftops of the buildings across the street as well as part of Park Avenue stretching up to Grand Central Railroad Station at the north end. Originally built as the Grand Central Depot, this Grand...
View of two sides of the Park Avenue Hotel exterior from the corner of Park Avenue and 33rd Street. In the foreground are horses and carriages as well as dogs and people walking on the sidewalks. The hotel no longer exists.
