Municipal Building from Woolworth Building - Between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920

 

Photo shows a view of the the Municipal Building, taken from Woolworth Building, New York City, between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920. Source: George Grantham Bain Collection / Library of Congress.

The Municipal Building, in the Civic Center, began to be occupied in 1913 and was completed in 1914. It is located at the intersection of Chambers Street and Centre Street. Park Row and the Brooklyn Bridge terminal are to the right. The main building has 25 floors and 33 elevators, with another 15 stories in the central tower. In 2015, the building was renamed after David N. Dinkins, New York City's first African-American mayor.

 

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Municipal Building from Woolworth Building - Between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920