Broadway from Union Square to Madison Square

The old Broadway looking north from Union Square Park to Madison Square. Photo by Peter F. Weil, between 1873 and 1878. The Worth Monument at Madison Square, dedicated in 1857, can be seen in the distance. Original title: Looking North − Showing Union Square and Broadway. Additional text on print: Instantaneous Panoramic Views from dome of the new building of the Domestic Sewing Machine Company [completed in 1873 at 30 Union Square, Broadway and 14th Street]. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Union Square received its name by 1832. In 1842, a fountain was built in the center. It is home to some historic monuments, the Lincoln Monument, dedicated in 1870, and the George Washington monument, dedicated in 1856. On July 4, 1930, the Independence Flagstaff was dedicated.