It looks like a placid spring or summer day in the postcard of turn-of-the-20th-century Union Square, with carriages waiting for passengers.
It’s hard to tell, but could that be the George Washington statue way on the left that’s now in the center of the park?
I know it’s not Gandhi. Among other tip-offs, that statue didn’t arrive in the park until 1986.
Tags: 19th Century Union Square, Gandhi statue, George Washington Statue, Ghandi, New York City parks, Union Square
Ephemeral New York 
January 28, 2010 at 10:05 am |
But it’s not even in the park…and look at how tiny the people walking by seem. And it’s up very high too. Very curious…
January 28, 2010 at 2:17 pm |
I think the Washington statue used to be on that corner. But it doesn’t look like it…maybe another statue.
January 28, 2010 at 2:30 pm |
I’m betting it is the statue of Lafayette, sculpted by Bartholdi, which is still in the park, but now at a different spot. I’m looking at the right elbow of the statue as a clue. Take a look at the Lafayette statue and see what you think.
January 28, 2010 at 3:51 pm |
Yep, it looks like Lafayette. Thanks Force Tube.
January 29, 2010 at 3:00 pm |
The George Washington Statue started his career in the middle of Broadway and 14th Street and was replaced to its current location decades later. So it’s definitely not that.
January 30, 2010 at 4:46 pm |
The buildings are all wrong. I think we’re looking north/northeast from near where gandhi is now..
January 31, 2010 at 4:38 am |
Greetings!
I am the editor of A Festival of Postcards (a regular anthology of online postcards) and while preparing the next Festival I came across your post “A look at the old East 18th Street subway station”. I think it would fit well in the March Festival.
You can find links to the first 6 Festivals in the upper left hand corner of my home page. Please leave a comment if you’re interested.
Have a nice day,
Evelyn in Montreal
February 6, 2010 at 2:04 pm |
Just came across this pic….GW on his world travels, eh?