Old New York yesterday and today (1922) (14594613700)

Identifier: oldnewyorkyester00brow (find matches)
Title: Old New York yesterday & today
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Brown, Henry Collins, 1862-1961
Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: New York : Priv. print for Valentine's Manual and to be sold at the Sign of the Dog and Duck



Text Appearing Before Image:
42nb _^trc£t mxh ^Ha^isolt ^bcnitc CLobay The corner of 42nd Street and Madison Avenue as it is today, showing a 25-story building in place of Dr. Tyngs little chapel ancl thegreat station of the New York Central in the distance where the locomotive is in the upper picture. The Hotel Commodore at the right.
Text Appearing After Image:
Collection of Mr. S, Jfiftlj ^fiEiutE, Itrokmg ^oiiil; front 42ixb SivtKt, ISjj At the right is the old Croton Reservoir where the Public Library now stands. Directly opposite is the block between 42nd and 41stStreets, now covered with modern skyscrapers. The little building opposite the 40th Street corner of the Reservoir was Croton Cottage,a popular road house at the time. Building lots could then be bought in this section for-a thousand dollars and less.ConUmtorary part mtw, by Wall, drawn from Latlings Ohsirvatory of polite the Crystal Palace on 42nd. Street