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  1. New York, 1905. Hotel Netherland, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street

    New York, 1905. Hotel Netherland, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street

    New York, 1905. Hotel Netherland, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street. Hotel New Netherland (later Hotel Netherland) was located at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, in what is now the Upper East Side Historic District. It contained the...
  2. New York circa 1910. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street.

    New York circa 1910. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street.

    New York circa 1910. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street.
  3. New York City circa 1905. The Elevated, Eighth Avenue and W. 110th Street.

    New York City circa 1905. The Elevated, Eighth Avenue and W. 110th Street.

    New York City circa 1905. The Elevated, Eighth Avenue and W. 110th Street.
  4. Fall 1900. New York City. Metropolitan Opera House, Broadway and 39th Street.

    Fall 1900. New York City. Metropolitan Opera House, Broadway and 39th Street.

    Fall 1900. New York City. Metropolitan Opera House, Broadway and 39th Street.
  5. 1901 demolition of the Star Theatre in NYC.

    1901 demolition of the Star Theatre in NYC.

    Star Theatre (also known as Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre) is a 1901 short documentary film in which time-lapse photography is used to show the dismantling and demolition of New York City's Star Theatre over a period of about a month. Formerly called Wallack's Theatre, the Star...
  6. The skyscrapers of New York in 1906.

    The skyscrapers of New York in 1906.

    The story involves a construction foreman who fires one of his crew for fighting, which leads the disgruntled employee to steal. He then cause the blame to be put on the foreman, who is finally exonerated when the thief is exposed. All of this conflict is woven in and around the actual...
  7. New York circa 1905. St. Bartholomew's Church parish house and clinic, East 42nd Street.

    New York circa 1905. St. Bartholomew's Church parish house and clinic, East 42nd Street.

    New York circa 1905. St. Bartholomew's Church parish house and clinic, East 42nd Street.
  8. New York circa 1908. Presbyterian Building, Fifth Avenue and West 20th Street.

    New York circa 1908. Presbyterian Building, Fifth Avenue and West 20th Street.

    New York circa 1908. Presbyterian Building, Fifth Avenue and West 20th Street.
  9. New York circa 1912. National City Bank, Wall Street at William Street.

    New York circa 1912. National City Bank, Wall Street at William Street.

    New York circa 1912. National City Bank, Wall Street at William Street. Also the Atlantic Building, and a sliver of U.S. Trust.
  10. New York circa 1890s. Street view, 21-23 Pearl Street.

    New York circa 1890s. Street view, 21-23 Pearl Street.

    New York circa 1890s. Street view, 21-23 Pearl Street.
  11. New York circa 1910. View down Wall Street to Trinity Church.

    New York circa 1910. View down Wall Street to Trinity Church.

    New York circa 1910. View down Wall Street to Trinity Church.
  12. New York City Leftover

    New York City Leftover

    In this video called "New York City Leftover" we will look at some ruins possibly remaining from a previous civilization in New York City.
  13. 1903 New York, 93rd/94th Street.

    1903 New York, 93rd/94th Street.

    Enormous boulders like this didn’t get in the way of nearby development a century or so ago, however. The Museum of the City of New York has this 1903 photo in its collection of a similar rock thwarting the building plans of a row of houses on Riverside Drive between 93rd and 94th Streets.
  14. History Under Review. Part I.

    History Under Review. Part I.

    Join me as we examine the construction of New York City's underground subways.
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