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772 Broadway
772 Broadway
Shoppers and Carriages Outside Wanamakers.
Blurry view of Broadway at 9th Street with pedestrians, street cars and carriages in front of Wanamaker's department store; Grace Church visible beyond.
IMAGE DATE1898
From
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New YorkShoppers and Carriages Outside Wanamakers, 1898.
The cast iron building, that became Wanamakers Department Store in 1896, survived for 94 years. Despite the intense blaze that destroyed the interior of the building in 1956, the cast iron facade seen here remained standing and had to be dismantled.
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Urban Archive
Urban Archive