A couple of months ago, we came upon a collaboration of the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Tax Department, a photographic record of all the buildings of the five boroughs in 1940. Although its purpose was quickly forgotten, the indecipherable numbers remain in every picture.
Here are all the buildings that were part of the original Tudor City. Though some got short shrift ‒ hello No. 25 ‒ all were recorded.
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| No. 45, Prospect Tower |
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| The Cloister and The Manor |
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| The Hermitage |
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| No. 25, Tudor Tower and No. 5, Windsor Tower |
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| No. 5, Windsor Tower |
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| The 3-Hs: Haddon Hall, Hardwicke Hall and Hatfield House |
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| Hotel Tudor and Essex House |
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| Hotel Tudor |
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| The Woodstock |
Strange how little they all changed.
ReplyDeleteJust terrific to see these great photos! Thank you for posting them for us!
ReplyDeleteRon Caveglia
The streets were paved with cobblestone pavers and two-way traffic.
ReplyDeleteYou’re amazing Curt!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to see vintage photos, but why did these have to be colorized? These photos were originally taken in black-and-white. Colorization of such phots just seems to cheapen them and diminish their value to us today.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous
ReplyDeleteAgree about the colorization. From 1982 to 1987 the Department of Finance used 35mm film to comprehensively document city property for a second time.
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