Monday, January 2, 2012

5th Avenue and 49th Street, New York City

Here's the view circa 1910, when St. Patrick's Cathedral was the tallest building and it was surrounded by residential buildings. Plans for the cathedral started taking shape in the 1850s, but many considered the idea preposterous, because the site was so remote. The cathedral's doors opened in 1878. After that, the city grew around the cathedral.

And here's what it looks like today. St. Patrick's Cathedral is still there, it's just dwarfed by skyscrapers.


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Here's the back of the card--sadly with no message.

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8 comments:

  1. dakotabooJanuary 2, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    Wow! Pretty unrecognisable today apart from the cathedral.

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  2. Cappuccinoandartjournal.blogspot.comJanuary 2, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    Wow! Things in the Big Apple have changed.

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  3. PostcardyJanuary 2, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    At least the cathedral is still there.

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  4. Michael and HanneJanuary 2, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    I love all the flags. Now we know which country. Maybe it is in Hawaii?
    They didn't have so many flags in the old days!

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  5. HaddockJanuary 2, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    What a difference between then and now !!

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  6. Postcard RoundupJanuary 3, 2012 at 4:21 AM

    That card is a nice snapshot of the past, and in great condition!

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  7. HowardJanuary 3, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    Amazing. Good to see the building is still there.

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  8. LindaJanuary 4, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    Ah, change is so brutal. Those warm brick and brownstone buildings of old New York, with their awnings and Edward Hopper shadows...nothing else like them.

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