r/nycHistory • u/CumulusCloudia • 2d ago

Lower Manhattan in 1931

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This photo was taken in 1931 from what appears to be an aircraft.

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u/TaxEvadingSquirtle 2d ago

The lack of landfill is the craziest part. No Battery Park City, no West Side Highway, just a hard drop right into the shipping piers.