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South Street and James Slip; Changing New York

South Street and James Slip and the Wall Street skyline, with 60 Wall Tower (left), 40 Wall Street (middle) and the top of the Singer Tower on Broadway (right).

1937

South Street and James Slip

South Street and James Slip; Changing New York

South Street and James Slip and the Wall Street skyline, with 60 Wall Tower (left), 40 Wall Street (middle) and the top of the Singer Tower on Broadway (right).

IMAGE DATE1937
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Row of buildings on South Street between James Slip and Roosevelt Street, April 1, 1937.

In the background: the Wall Street skyline, with 60 Wall Tower (left), 40 Wall Street (middle) and the top of the Singer Tower on Broadway (right).

The South Street buildings were razed in 1950 for the construction of NYCHA's Governor Alfred E. Smith Houses, which opened on April 1, 1953 — sixteen years to the day after this photo was taken.

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