Manhattan: Park Row - Church Street

1925; 1928

Manhattan: Park Row - Church Street

(1) City Hall Park: A view of the City Hall in the northward direction from Park Row (foreground). A reception of the members of the Evening Graphic (newspaper, non-existent today, 1937) Modified Marathon from the Bronx to City Hall is in progress. The foundation of this structure is on the old site of the Almshouse; Major E. Livingston laying the first stone on September 20, 1803. It was occupied on August 12, 1811 and completed in 1812. May 23, 1925 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, exclusive of Civic"Virtue." October 1925 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) A southward view, showing the rear of the City Hall with the Woolworth Building overtowering the same. Centre Street appears in the foreground with the pedestrian over-pass to the Brooklyn Bridge on the left. Partially seen on the right is the City Court Building. January 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) A more detailed view of the entrance to the City Hall. This view is westward. October 1926. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection