1939

Manhattan: Corlears Street - Cherry Street

Corlears Street, south across Cherry Street to the East River, showing the Odora and the Hecker Bldgs. prior to complete demolition. These are to be removed to provide a connecting link between the section of the new East River Drive above Grand Street, and South Street. The last mentioned begins at the foot of Corlears Street and continues on the waters edge to South Ferry. Corlears Hook Park is at the right tho obstructed from view. View 2 details the razing of the Odora Bldg. View 3 is eastward from the center of the Park to show the Williamsburg Bridge in the background. Cherry St. is to the left of the Odora Bldg. 1-2: Oct. 7, 1939 3: Nov. 8, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection