American Express Building on West Side Broadway - 1910
The old 5-story American Express Building at 63 to 65 Broadway. It was erected in the early 19th century and became the American Express' headquarters in 1874. The company bought the building in 1902 and constructed a 21-story skyscraper on the site in 1916/1917.
Photograph published in 1910 in the book Both Sides of Broadway from Bowling Green to Central Park.
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Empire Building, at 71 and 73 Broadway, corner Rector Street. The American Express Building is to the left.
American Express Building on West Side Broadway - 1910