diversion / when Manhattan skyscrapers and sky were further apart, circa 1900


Manhattan skyline and skyscrapers from 100 years ago

This will take some clicking around, but there is a reward. If, that is, you’d like to see what "skyscrapers" looked like in Manhattan back when such things were being born.

This discussion thread on Wired New York is a very rich resource. h/t Curbed, then Gothamist

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© Sandy Mattingly 2013

 

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