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Foley Square & Pearl Street, Manhattan

63 historical photos taken here between 1902 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row, 1902

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row

    1902

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row, 1902

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row

    1902

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - 58th Street, 1916

    Manhattan: Foley Square - 58th Street

    1916

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Municipal building., 1916

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Municipal building.

    1916

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1924–1932

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1924; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1924–1932

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1924; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1924–1932

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1924; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1924–1937

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1924; 1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1924–1937

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1924; 1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1924–1937

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1924; 1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1924–1932

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1924; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Reade Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Reade Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Reade Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Reade Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street

    1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street

    1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Centre Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Worth Street - Leonard Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Worth Street - Leonard Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Worth Street - Leonard Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Worth Street - Leonard Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Worth Street - Leonard Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Worth Street - Leonard Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Reade Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Reade Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Reade Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Reade Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Duane Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Reade Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Reade Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Duane Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row, 1934

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row

    1934

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row, 1934

    Manhattan: Duane Street - Park Row

    1934

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Duane Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Duane Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Duane Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Duane Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Pearl Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

    1938

  • Lafayette Street #2

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street, 1938

Photo 61 of 63 at Foley Square & Pearl Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Foley Square - Pearl Street

1938

Foley Square, easterly side, north from Duane, across Pearl, to Worth Streets, showing respectively, The Federal Courts Bldg., the New York County Court House and the New York State Bldg. all facing on what technically is Centre Street. Views 2 and 3 emphasize the New York County Court House and are viewed eastward from Elm Street (the westerly boundary of the square) which in its self is really a continuation of Lafayette Street. All of these structures are built upon and around what in early days was Collect Pond and where in 1796, John Fitch tried his new steamboat under the observation of Chancellor Livingston and other prominent New Yorkers. Where Centre and Leonard Streets intersect today it had a depth of 60 feet. During the English and French conflict, President Jefferson (1807) ordered an embargo on all shipping and New York suffered. To alleviate same, individuals were set to work to fill in this pond and morass and thereby set a precedent for public work relief. A drainage canal was cut thru in 1809 which later became Canal Street. Propositions for the use of the area as a Park were introduced as early as 1789, though naught came of them and it remained a dreary vacant area awaiting modern scientific engineering. Their main difficulty was not water but quicksands and most of these buildings have what is called a floating foundation. P. L. Sperr June 12, 1938. Views 1, 2 and 3

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