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William Street & Pine Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Pine Street - William Street, 1915

    Manhattan: Pine Street - William Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: Cedar Street - William Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Cedar Street - William Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Pine Street - William Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Pine Street - William Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Cedar Street - William Street., 1936

    Manhattan: Cedar Street - William Street.

    1936

  • Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street, 1937

    Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street

    1937

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Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street, 1933

Photo 5 of 10 at William Street & Pine Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: William Street - Pine Street

1933

William Street (right), north from Pine Street (foreground of No. 1, street level not seen), showing mainly the roof top of the irregular quadrangular Federal Reserve Bank that abuts on Liberty and Nassau Streets and Maiden Lane. The low (8 story) Montauk Bldg. occupies the William Street side of this block. On the easterly side and opposite the latter is the Liverpool London & Globe Insurance Co. Bldg. This building has a pitched roof and is clearly discernible in View No. 2. The Royal Insurance Co. Building is to the north of the latter, having a curved corner outline. Shown in the foreground and nearly obscuring the Federal Reserve Bank is the New York Mutual Life Insurance Co. Bldg. The photographer's vantage point is the structure at No. 40 Wall Street and from which he views northward. March 9, 1933 Views 1 and 2 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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