1904; 1929

Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

(1) Bowery, west side, south from Canal, to, but not including Bayard Streets. The view shows the Thalia Theatre, (46-48 Bowery) and Atlantic Gardens, adjoining it on the north. May 25, 1904. Brown Brothers. (2) The same, at a later date and showing the Thalia Theatre in a state of collapse. Also shown is the Citizens Saving Bank, re-placing the former building on the corner. In the foreground, a portion of the Manhattan Bridge Plaza, erection of which necessitated a structual change in the Third Ave., Elevated. December 26, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, a closer view. September 24, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection