1930

Manhattan: John Street - Gold Street

(1) 91 to 101 John Street, (97-101 only partly shown) north side, east from and including Gold (left), to, but not including Cliff Streets. These houses were later razed to make room for the 25-story Insurance Company of North America Building. Also shown is: excavation work in progress (south side of the street) on the foundation for the new 28-story office building, No. 90 John Street. October 13, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) A portion of the same, showing No's. 91 and 93 only. Also seen, prominently, is the 14-story National Underwriters Building, at the N.W. corner of Gold Street. At the extreme left appears a portion of the 25-story Insurance Centre Building, at the S.W. corner of the latter Street. October 13, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (3) A part of the same, showing No's. 95 and 97-101 completely. No. 97-101 is at the N.W. corner of Cliff Street and bears No's. 1-13 on the latter Street. October 13, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection