If you have a photograph that captures some recognizable block or neighborhood or landmark in Manhattan,
we would love to add it to our gallery. Here are details on submitting your pictures.
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This was the Manhattan skyline in 1968 as seen from the Staten Island Ferry. The Singer Tower, which was the tallest building in the skyline at the time, is visible on right. It was demolished later that year. building demolished. --Submitted by Owen Kaminoff Editor's Note: The Singer Tower was the tallest building in the world from 1908 to 1909. It was razed along with the adjacent City Investing Building to make way for One Liberty Plaza. | ) |
This was lower Manhattan in 1941, looking north from the corner of Whitehall and Water Streets. The IRT Third Avenue El heads north from the South Ferry station to Hanover Square. --Submitted by Jacob Brander |
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This was the Dyckman Theater on West 207th Street off Sherman Avenue in Inwood. This photo was taken in 1927, before the theater was acquired by the Loews Corporation more than a decade later. A raging fire destroyed the complete interior in 1962. --Submitted by Paul H. |