Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Amazing

The Brooklyn Bridge Promenade and Manhattan Terminal in 1907 amid a forest of billboards facing the trains. The domed structure is the New York World building. Detroit Publishing Company glass negative.

5 comments:

Nina Paley said...

I think that's the Manhattan Bridge, not the Brooklyn Bridge. As far as I know the Brooklyn Bridge doesn't connect to any trains, but maybe it used to. What do you think? Manhattan Bridge, right?

anne altman said...

hmmmmmmmmmm. tough call. worth investigation

Sans Pantaloons said...
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Sans Pantaloons said...

There are some stereo photographs of the opposite view from the World Building here:http://www.worldofstereoviews.com/USnewyorkpage.htm

anne altman said...

gotta be the brooklyn bridge---manhattah bridge wasn't built til 08