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17 Thames Street
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17 Thames Street

Changing New York; Vista: Thames Street

22 Thames Street between Greenwich Street and Trinity Place.

IMAGE DATE1938
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Thames Cafe, February 15, 1938.

The the signage visible in this 1938 photograph, it seems likely that Thames Street was a busy lunch spot for the workers of the surrounding Financial District buildings including the twin Gothic skyscrapers at 111 and 115 Broadway, seen at center. The eateries include the Thames Tavern, the Thames Cafe Grill, and the Cooperative Cafeteria.

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