Hot dog vendor at West and North Moore Streets, April 8, 1936. The tall building in the background is the AT\&T Long Distance building at 32 Sixth Avenue.

Ferry, Erie Railroad, April 9, 1936. A ferry crossing from the foot of Chambers Street was established in the 1850s, carrying passengers from lower Manhattan to Jersey City. Run by the Erie Railroad Company, the Chambers Street Ferry Terminal conveyed travelers to Erie Railroad lines leaving from the Pavonia Terminal on the New Jersey side. The building at the foot of Chambers Street was constructed prior to 1890. Following the decline of passenger rail service in the United States, the ferry service from this terminal saw its last trip on December 12, 1958. The terminal was demolished in 1964.

Prior to the boom of free public bath houses in the early 20th century, a series of floating baths were already sprinkled throughout the waterfronts of New York City. These baths were seasonal and eventually phased out after the rivers had become too polluted. / Floating Bath for installation citywide, architect Johnathan B. Franklin. These designs were granted final approval by the Art Commission on April 24, 1907.

196 Reade Street (at left), April 8, 1936.

West Street at the corner of Warren Street, 1936. Most of the commercial buildings on this stretch of West Street date to the 1880s, when the Hudson waterfront was City's primary port. Known as "The Farm" these buildings contained wholesale distributors of fresh produce. The photograph shows, suspended from the building facades, the corrugated metal awnings that shielded the fresh fruit and vegetables from the sun. At the near corner is No. 176 West Street, the Lucky Star Cafeteria. The New York Telephone Building is in the background to the right and the Woolworth Building appears on the left. These blocks were demolished as part of the Washington Market Urban Renewal Project in 1962. Today, the site is occupied by 101 Warren Street, a massive luxury development by Skidmore Owings & Merrill completed in 2008.

Prior to the boom of free public bath houses in the early 20th century, a series of floating baths were already sprinkled throughout the waterfronts of New York City. These baths were seasonal and eventually phased out after the rivers had become too polluted. / Floating Bath for installation citywide, architect Johnathan B. Franklin. These designs were granted final approval by the Art Commission on April 24, 1907.