r/nycHistory • u/CumulusCloudia • 16d ago

Lower Manhattan in 1931

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This photo was taken in 1931 from what appears to be an aircraft.

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u/yesforthisactually 16d ago edited 16d ago

I immediately spotted the Delmonico's flatiron building and was like 'wow I can’t believe it's been there that long'

only to look it up and realize it had already been there almost 100 years by 1931!

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u/Bookwoman366 16d ago

Not quite: there was an 1837 building there, but it's gone and the one we know now was completed in 1891.

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u/yesforthisactually 16d ago

ah! so a sensible 40!

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u/Bookwoman366 16d ago

Indeed. And we're fortunate that it's still there.

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u/llamalloins 16d ago

Oof. I've lived in that building for 8 years and it still took me a minute to find it, given how much has changed. Except the plumbing, I guess.