1923; 1927; 1933

Manhattan: South Street - James Slip

187 to 176 South Street, north side, west from and including James Slip, to and including Roosevelt Street. The houses shown beyond Roosevelt Street, (and appear as if directly under the Brooklyn Bridge) are facing on Front Street, as South Street at this point, makes a sharp bend southward. Also shown (right foreground), are Nos. 19 to 11 1/2 James Slip, at, adjoining and north of the N.W. corner of South Street. Note the James Slip Gospel Mission occupying the corner house (bearing Nos. 187 South Street and No. 19 James Slip), and the adjoining building. June 22, 1933. P. L. Sperr. The same, from (No. 186) a point slightly southward, and viewed in a more southerly direction. The 4-story house (extreme left) shown, is No. 133 Roosevelt Street, at the S.W. corner of Front Street. This area is known to be the center of the waste paper trade of New York. September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr. A detail showing only Nos. 182-3-4-5 South Street; the two latter numbers being the 5-story structures on the right. 1923. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection