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Fulton Street & Gold Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Gold Street - Fulton Street

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street, 1930

Photo 7 of 11 at Fulton Street & Gold Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Fulton Street - Gold Street

1930

Fulton Street (foreground, diagonally from right to left) west from Gold Street (right lower corner) to William Street, as viewed north westward from No. 111 John Street. Shown is the 19 story Royal Insurance Co. Building and its 20 story adjunct under construction on the Gold Street frontage. Note to left the old Post Office dome and the overtowering Woolworth Building. In the far background is the North (Hudson) River and the Jersey Shore. July 8, 1930. P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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