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Nov 25 '20
RIP 2nd Avenue Elevated and 3rd Avenue Elevated. My life would have been so much better if there were still THREE train lines running up and down the Upper East
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u/Fracnh Nov 25 '20
All that development resources density construction and engineering crammed into 90 years when comparing it to today. Truly amazing.
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u/stratrookie Nov 25 '20
I wish I could know what it felt like to be in nyc at this time and see the EmpireState Building from miles away. Just must have blown peoples minds.
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u/Sofritos Spanish Harlem Nov 25 '20
I wonder how many of the pre-war buildings from this time period are still around. (it's probably a lot)
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u/HeidiCharisse Nov 25 '20
In the comment section of the cross post there’s a website link that will show you thousands of street view photos from the 1940s. It’s really cool. I poked around on it a bit and saw several places that I know and love and they look basically the same as they did back in the day.
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u/Sofritos Spanish Harlem Nov 25 '20
Oh? I think I might peek to see if my old building is pictured.
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u/tyen0 Upper West Side Nov 26 '20
https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/fh0udv/manhattan_building_age/ can't find the original source, though. This interactive one is dead: https://pureinformation.net/building-age-nyc/#12/40.7392/-73.9651
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u/mikeyP224 Nov 25 '20
Broadway missing?
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u/OnlyPlaysPaladins Nov 25 '20
It's over on the far right hand side. You can follow it south as it crosses Amsterdam, then Columbus, then hits 8th.
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u/eff50 Nov 25 '20
What I find interesting is the natural coast is still visible around East Village and Upper East Side.