Not only does this postcard offer a fascinating glimpse of a crowded, smoky Lower Manhattan a century ago, it shows the trolleys and trains that used to cross the Brooklyn Bridge.
We also get to see a few old ads: for Borden’s Evaporated Milk and something that looks like the New York Family Story Paper.
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August 17, 2012 at 7:17 pm |
The nine story building in lower right with the arched windows at about the 6th is now the Hampton Inn Financial/Seaport. Around the corner on Peck’s Slip are some small but friendly restaurants with good food.