1930

Manhattan: Union Square (East) - Between 15th and 16th Streets.

Neg. No. 223 = (1) 24, 26-8, and 30 Union Square, between 15th and 16th Streets, occupied by the Polish daily Novy Swiat ("The New World"), The Daily Worker (organ of the Communist Party), and the radical Jewish Freiheit ("Freedom"). These buildings, except possibly 24, are business buildings built on the site of the original houses, probably around 1880. They may be located on the Edison Company's photograph of Union Square in 1893. The Daily Worker has only moved in since 1928. All these buildings will, before 1933, be taken over and remodelled by S. Klein as a store for higher-priced dresses. At the time of this picture, the Co-operative Cafeteria pictured here was the regular hangout of the Communist organizers, much as Luchow's Restaurant on 14th Street used to be (and still is) frequented by district leaders from mammany Hall. August 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr. Neg. No. 223 a+b (2) The same, earlier the same year. February 20, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection