1938

Manhattan: Centre Street - Leonard Street

Centre Street, east side, north from Leonard Street, showing two blocks of buildings under demolition for the new Criminal Courts Bldg. and prison. These are the Leonard to Franklin and Franklin to White Streets blocks, east from Centre to Baxter Streets. View No. 2 of this set shows Franklin to White Streets unit. No. 3 is from Leonard Street (as in View No. 1) at a slightly later date and showing a more advanced stage of destruction. The 10 and 12 story loft buildings bear No. 124-28-32 White Street., being on the north side of same, between Centre and Baxter Streets and are not to fall. March 11, 1938 Views 1 and 2 View 3: April 23, 1938. P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection