(Original lower Manhattan superimposed over today's) An Anne fan sent me this terrific link which highlights the expansion of downtown Manhattan from the days of Peter Stuyvesant (did you that Broad Street was once a canal?) until the present. Move your mouse over the dates to see how fat it got thanks to a trusty little thing called landfill. It hasn't really changed that much in 400 years, which is why I love it so.
