![Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of the Fulton Fish Market caused by poor construction.]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2Fhigh-res%2F3d4ae899-86cd-4f9a-9f71-8713a443bdbb.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
1936
Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of the Fulton Fish Market caused by poor construction.]
(1) Poor construction was thought to be the cause of the collapse of this part of the Fulton Fish Market on South Street, seen from Peck Slip. August 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, seen from the East River. August 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr.
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection











