West Tower of Brooklyn Bridge - 1876
Enlargement of the Panorama by Joshua Beals, showing the west tower of Brooklyn Bridge (under construction), seen from the east tower in the East River. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Construction of Brooklyn Bridge began in 1870 and opened to traffic in 1883. This suspension bridge over the East River was designed by John A. Roebling, a German-born U.S. civil engineer, pioneer in the design of suspension bridges. Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan.
The Tribune Building at Printing House Square is on the left. It was one of the early skyscrapers in New York City, completed in 1875. The Ferry from the old Roosevelt Street is on the right.
South Street
The fourth enlargement of the Panorama, from the Western Union Building, corner of Dey Street, to Tribune Building at Printing House Square.
Third enlargement of the Panorama, from Trinity Church to the Evening Post Building on Broadway, corner of Fulton Street.
Sixth, seventh and eighth enlargements of the Panorama, north from Roosevelt Street, near the west tower of Brooklyn Bridge.
Roosevelt Street
Another fragment (to the left) of the same panorama. The spires of Trinity Church was the tallest structure in New York until 1888, when it was surpassed by the spires of the St. Patrick's Cathedral.
From the Panorama by Joshua Beals
West Tower of Brooklyn Bridge - 1876
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