10 Gorgeous Photos From New York City's Massive Historical Archive
A hand-colored glass lantern slide represents a street in the Lower East Side from the 1890s.
Canal Street on January 22, 1913.
The Manhattan Bridge with subway cars, June 24, 1915.
Flushing Bridge with pavement blocks on the sidewalk, July 22, 1924.
A new housing development in Jamaica, Queens, October 28, 1926.
A water tower installed in Forest Park Brooklyn, March 11, 1927.
The construction of Shore Boulevard in Astoria Park with Hell Gate Bridge in the background, June 9, 1927.
From Division Street, looking west, this worker demolishes the 2nd Ave El. train, August 11, 1942.
Looking north on FDR Drive from 37th Street, August 17, 1949.
Sanitation Commissioner Paul Screvane and model demonstrating a campaign for a cleaner city, May 5, 1960.
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