This vintage photograph was snapped sometime in the early 1890s on 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, looking West. On the left is Bryant Park. Here is a Google Street View of this same view today.
Take in everything seen here; the steel tracks; horse drawn trolley; cobblestone street; streetlight; elevated station; civilized people and human scaled buildings. With the exception of Bryant Park which has been remodeled several times in the intervening years, today not a single item remains from our main photograph.
Check out the full article on Stuff Nobody Cares About for more analysis of the vintage photograph.
Matt Coneybeare
Editor in Chief
Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.
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