Aerial photo of the
Southern Manhattan, photographed by
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation, under the direction of the chief engineer
of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York, on July 1st,
1924. Source: The New York Public Library. More:
Maps of NYC - 20th Century ►
In 1920, the population of New York City was 5.6 million people. It became 6.9 million in 1930. In 1924, the City hosted one of the most remarkable chess tournament ever. In Manhandled (Allan Dwan, 1924, 75 min), silent film goddess Gloria Swanson played a flapper shop girl getting a little taste of the NYC nightlife.
