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 Libary
Photograph of Jefferson Market Libarry, 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: TWA Terminal Interior at Night
An interior shot of the Trans World Airlines Terminal, taken from the mezzanine level at night.
1964: The World Fair
Photo taken of The World Fair at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City on April 14, 1964.
Next Chapter: History of NYC - 1965 to 1970
As the boon of the postwar economy declined and the civil rights movement began to build momentum, the late 60s would prove to be a time of change. The skyline loses one of its ... Continue Reading
