1930

Manhattan: Gold Street - Platt Street

(1) Gold Street(Foreground), west side, north from Platt (left), to John (right) Streets, showing the 25-story Ansumance Centre Building. Also shown (extreme left foreground) is demolition on the east side of the Street to make room for the 28-story office building, No. 90 John Street. In the center is visible a portion of the clearance at the S. W. corner William and John Streets, upon which was erected the 30-story New Amsterdam Casualty Buildins. July 8, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same at a later date, showing the steel skeleton of the New Amsterdam Casualty Building. October 13, 1930. P. L. Spemr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection