New and Less New
From January 11, 1952, Max Hubacher gives us “View of the tip of Manhattan from the new Brooklyn Heights Esplanade”:
Equitable on Broad Street 4
The last photo from yesterday’s discussion of caissons at the construction of 15 Broad Street showed the beginning of the
Equitable on Broad Street 3
The demolition of the superstructure of the Mills Building left a cellar hole full of masonry walls, as seen on
Equitable on Broad Street 2
The first order of business for constructing the new Equitable Building at 15 Broad Street was the demolition of the
Equitable on Broad Street 1
I’m going to spend a few days on a sequence of construction photos from 1926, because the sequence is more
Eat Your Heart Out, Escher
I may have used this picture before, but I can’t find it if I have. One of the stairs at
Blossoms
Spring must be here: the blossoms are out.
Not The Usual Topic
This afternoon I will be attending the 2026 Preservation Conference of the Historic Districts Council, on the topic of “Making
Speculative Weirdness
Forest Hills Gardens in Queens was constructed as a rail suburb, taking advantage of the nearby main line of the
The Other End
Last week, I was talking about a postcard showing the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge. From 1912, here’s the
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