1922; 1927; 1929

Manhattan: Canal Street - Varick Street

Canal Street, north side, west from and including Varick St. (1) Canal Street, S.W. corner and north side, west from and including Varick Street. Notice the little one-story frame structure on Varick Street, adjoining the N.W. corner. The building at the S.W. corner will have to be demolished to make room for the exit from the eastbound tube of the Holland Vehicular Tunnel. December, 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, nearly five years later, just before the opening of the Holland Vehicular Tunnel. The exit, at the left of this picture, is closed by a temporary board fence. October 10, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, a restricted view showing the demolition of the old houses in the block bounded by Canal, Varick, and Watts Streets. February 5, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection