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Broadway & Vesey Street, Manhattan

145 historical photos taken here between 1850 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Vesey Street - Broadway, ca. 1850

    Manhattan: Vesey Street - Broadway

    ca. 1850

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Ann Street, 1860

    Manhattan: Broadway - Ann Street

    1860

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, 1860

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1860

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, 1860

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1860

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, ca. 1860

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    ca. 1860

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, 1863

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1863

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, ca. 1863

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    ca. 1863

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street, 1870–1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1870; 1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, ca. 1874

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    ca. 1874

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, 1875

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1875

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1880

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1880

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, ca. 1880

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    ca. 1880

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1880

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1880

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway, 1880

    Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1880

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1880

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1880

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway, 1884

    Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1884

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street, ca. 1885

    Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    ca. 1885

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street, 1885

    Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1885

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Park Row - City Hall Park, ca. 1890

    Manhattan: Park Row - City Hall Park

    ca. 1890

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1890–1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1890; 1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1890–1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1890; 1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street, 1890–1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1890; 1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1891–1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1891; 1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1891–1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1891; 1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street, 1891

    Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1891

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, 1893

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1893

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row, 1893

    Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1893

  • Broadway - Park Row, north side, 1894

    Broadway - Park Row, north side

    1894

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1894

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1895

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1895

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1895

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Ann Street

    1897

  • Broadway, East Side. Post Office. Ann St. to City Hall Park.

    1899

  • Broadway, West Side. Vesey to Murray St.

    1899

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - N. Hale statue.

    1900

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1900; 1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Mail Street

    1901

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Subway kiosk.]

    1903

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1904

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [N. Hale statue.]

    1905

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1910

  • Woolworth Bldg.

    1911-12-28

  • Street view of the Woolworth Building construction site]

    1911; 1912

  • Woolworth Bldg. iron work, Broadway and Barclay St

    1911-12-02

  • Woolworth Bldg. foundations

    1911-05-01

  • Woolworth Bldg. iron work

    1912-02-02

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1912; 1917; 1925

  • Woolworth Bldg. iron work

    1912-02-20

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1912; 1917; 1925

  • Woolworth Building

    1912-07-01

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1912; 1917; 1925

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1912

  • Woolworth Bldg. iron work

    1912-04-04

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1912; 1917; 1925

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1913

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1913

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1913

  • Celebrations.

    1914

  • Broadway - Vesey Street looking north

    1915-03-16

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1916

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1917

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1917

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall cupola.

    1918

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1918

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1918

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1920

  • General view - Broadway - East.

    1920

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1920

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1920

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street to Murray Street.

    1923

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Ann Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall; New York County Court House; New York Tribune; Pulitzer Building; "Printing House Square".

    1924; 1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall; New York County Court House; New York Tribune; Pulitzer Building; "Printing House Square".

    1924; 1929

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall; New York County Court House; New York Tribune; Pulitzer Building; "Printing House Square".

    1924; 1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1925

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1925

  • Manhattan: Vesey Street - Broadway

    1926

  • Manhattan: Vesey Street - Broadway

    1926

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1930

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1930-07-30

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Ann Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1931

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Broadway

    1931

  • Park Row #15 - Ann Street - Beekman Street

    1932

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - City Hall Park - [Laying a wreath at the foot of Statue to Benjamin Franklin.]

    1934

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Vesey Street - Broadway

    1937

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1938

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row.

    1938

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1938

  • Transportation - Trolley.

    1938

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1940

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Fountain - statue of "Civic Virtue"].

    1940

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1940

  • Broadway - Vesey Street - Chambers Street

    1942-10-25

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Ann Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Ann Street

    1945

  • Celebrations - Marines passing St. Paul's Chapel.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Ann Street

    Unknown

  • Vesey Street – Broadway, northwest corner

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Park Row

    Unknown

  • Broadway #225

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    Unknown

  • 233 Broadway - Barclay Street

    Unknown

  • 233 Broadway - Barclay Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Vesey Street

    Unknown

  • Celebrations - Marines passing St. Paul's Chapel.

    Unknown

  • Celebrations - Marines passing St. Paul's Chapel.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Barclay Street

    Unknown

  • Broadway - Park Row

    Unknown

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  • Park Row & Beekman Street, Manhattan (7 photos)
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  • Ann Street & Nassau Street, Manhattan (11 photos)
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  • Centre Street & Park Row, Manhattan (59 photos)
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Manhattan: Vesey Street - Broadway, 1937

Photo 114 of 145 at Broadway & Vesey Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Vesey Street - Broadway

1937

Vesey Street, west from Broadway to West Street, showing the U.S. Post office (white building) and beyond, the N.Y. Telephone Building. A portion of St. Pauls (P.E.) Cemetery is seen on the south side of the street, extending to Church Street. Also shown are portions of the Sixth Ave. and Ninth Ave. Elevated Lines running at this point on Church and Greenwich Streets, respectively. April 18, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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