History of NYC - 1960 to 1965
During the early 60s, New York City and its infrastructure continued to grow under the direction of Mayor Warner and prolific architect Robert Moses. Not all of his ideas were accepted, including a proposal to build a Lower Manhattan Expressway which would have cut through from the Williamsburg Bridge to the Holland Tunnel and dramatically changed Soho and Little Italy. Nonetheless he remained an imbipresent force in the shaping of the city at this time. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was constructed finally uniting the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island.
1964: Street Scene at 5th Avenue and 40th Street
Photograph of midtown traffic and pedestrians walking along 5th Avenue, looking south at the corner of 40th Street.
1960: Jefferson Market Library
Photograph of Jefferson Market Library, formely Third Judicial District Courthouse on 425 Avenue of the Americas.
1962: Clock at Pennsylvania Station
Photograph taken from a Historic American Buildings Survey on April 24, 1962 of the Pennsylvania Station Concourse from the south.
1964: Macombs Road, Bronx New York
Photograph of an abandoned car on Macombs Road in the Bronx, New York City.
1964: Playing on MacDougal Street
Photograph of a local game of kickball being played in the middle of MacDougal Street in Manhattan.
1960: Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry
Photograph of the New York Harbor from the Battery to Staten Island taken from the Ferry.
1960: New York Harbor and Manhattan Skyline
Panoramic photograph of the New York Harbor with tugboat and lower Manhattan skyline.
1964: TWA Terminal Interior at Night
An interior shot of the Trans World Airlines Terminal, taken from the mezzanine level at night.
1962: Pennsylvania Station, Interior Entrance
Photograph of Pennsylvania Station's Entrance and Waiting Area.
1962: Pennsylvania Station
Photograph of the steel support beams of Pennsylvania Station's famous Main Concourse.
1962: Pennsylvania Station Interior Masonry
Photograph of the elaborate stonework and pillars that once adorned the walls of Pennsylvania Station.
1962: Pennsylvania Station Facade
Photograph of Pennsylvania Station's southern facade along 31st Street.
1962: Pennsylvania Station and Seventh Avenue
Photograph of Pennsylvania Station's Entrance at 370 Seventh Avenue.
1962: Pennsylvania Station Concourse Interior
Photograph of passengers waiting for their train at Pennsylvania Station's Main Concourse.
1962: Washington Market Trucks
Photograph of trucks being loaded with produce at Washington Market in Downtown Manhattan.