Manhattan - 1876

Enlargements of the Panorama by Joshua Beals, north from Roosevelt Street, seen from the east tower of the unfinished Brooklyn Bridge (it was completed in 1883). Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Manhattan was growing fast. The early skyscrapers in New York City began to be erected in the 1870s and Manhattan was also growing northward, especially on Broadway. In 1870, the total residents in NYC was 942 thousand people and reached 1.2 million in 1880.

Second enlargement of the panorama.

◄ NYC in 19th Century

Seventh enlargement of the Manhattan panorama.

Sixth enlargement, north from Roosevelt Street.

First enlargement of the panorama, extreme left.

Fifth enlargement of the Panorama, showing the west tower of Brooklyn Bridge under construction.

The fourth enlargement of the Panorama, from the Western Union Building, corner of Dey Street, to Tribune Building at Printing House Square.

Roosevelt Street

Third enlargement of the Panorama, from Trinity Church to the Evening Post Building on Broadway, corner of Fulton Street.

South Street

Manhattan - 1876

From the Panorama by Joshua Beals

Copyright © Geographic Guide - 19th Century NYC.

Eighth enlargement.