1939

Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

St. George, Staten Island, showing Staten Island's ferry and railroad terminals as seen in a northerly direction from 30 Bay Street. In view 1, from right to left, are shown the following: the ramp loading down to St. George-Brooklyn ferry landing, the terminal of the Staten Island Rapid Transit system, the St. George- Manhattan terminal and the ramp leading up to it from Bay Street, the Baltimore and Ohio freight yards, and a portion of the Richmond Borough Hall. In the background is the Manhattan skyline. Views 2 and 3 are in a more easterly direction, toward Brooklyn. In the lower right-hand corners of these views is the U. S. Lighthouse Station, at the S. E. corner of Bay Street and Borough Place. Views 1, 2: April 29, 1929 View 3: March 5, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection