1929

Manhattan: Wall Street - William Street

Wall Street (center) at William Street (from left foreground to center), showing 4 corners of this intersection with building units at each. In the foreground is the National City Bank; to the left, the Atlantic Bldg.; in the center, the Bank of America (adjoining same is the 70 storied Bank of Manhattan Building under construction); and the Bank of New York. Between the latter two appears a glimpse of the Woolworth Tower. Note at the left, the pyramid atop the Bankers Trust Co. Bldg. and also the Equitable Building. The photographer is viewing north westward from atop the Cotton Exchange at Hanover Square. August 18, 1929. P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection