What a view! We’re looking through one of the arches of the Municipal Building to a Manhattan night sky.
There’s the Woolworth Building, City Hall, City Hall Park, and the Art Deco beauty known as the Transportation Building “raising [its] head in the background,” the caption of this 1940s-era postcard notes.
Too bad the postcard doesn’t offer a glimpse of the enchanting tiles on the vaulted ceiling above the Municipal Building’s arches. They are Gustavino tiles, installed before the building opened in 1914.
Tags: Gustavino Tiles NYC, Lower Manhattan in the 1940s, Municipal Building NYC, view of City Hall in the 1940s, vintage postcards NYC, Woolworth Building NYC
Ephemeral New York 
August 25, 2014 at 7:02 am |
Tjis is a cleverly composed photo… Like to give the postcard person a pat-on-the-back for having such a gifted-eye, but I suppose a 1940s era shooter would be long retired or gone by now. However, the work lives on — and is still appreciated!
August 25, 2014 at 2:55 pm |
Let’s visit this next time!