West Side Broadway from Morris Street to Exchange Alley

View of west side buildings in Lower Broadway, from 29 Broadway (see photo on the right), northwest corner of Morris Street to 55 Broadway, southwest corner of Exchange Alley, 1855. Lithograph with tint stones and hand coloring by German Frederick Heppenheimer (1826-1878). Publisher W. Stephenson & Co. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Enlargements below.

Most structures were five story office buildings with Greek columns on the ground floor. Before the end of 19th century, two historical buildings were erected on this section: Aldrich Court (1887) and Columbia Building (1981), both constructed by Spencer Aldrich.

Among the buildings: 29 Broadway - Ship Timber Bending Co. / 31-33 Broadway - Office of the New York & New Orleans Steamship Line via Havana; Glasgow & New York Steam Ship Co.; City Express; Union Power Co. of the United States; Telegraph Bagage Express. / 35 Broadway - Robins Powell & Co.; Fanshaw E Millinken & Townsend. / 37 Broadway - J.W. Paige & Co.; W.E. Whiting & Co.; Slocomb, Stowell & Co. / 39 Broadway - Lottimer, Large & Co. / 41 Broadway - Lawrence Stone & Co.; Schouler, Newton & Co. / 43 Broadway - Lowell Co. Carpets; A.& A. Lawrence & Co.; Bowers & Beeckman.