Grand carved entrance to Hotel McAlpin, interesting elevated station structure
Empire State Building at left, stores, manufacturing buildings, Fifth Avenue buildings
Empire State Building at left, stores, manufacturing buildings, Fifth Avenue buildings
Cabin Grill, Empire State Building at left, restaurants, bars at right
Riggs Restaurant, Horn & Hardart, Billiards
Sidewalk, street conditions
Street lined on both sides with restaurants, cafeterias, including Riggs, Childs, Horn & Hardart
Bridge in background, East River Drive progress
Drive progress, demolished piers, workers' shacks in foreground
Background view of Williamsburg Bridge, demolished pier, East River Drive progress
East River Drive progress
Partially demolished piers, landfill in foreground, industrial buildings, midtown skyscrapers in background
Construction of Drive, parking lot in foreground, pigeon cote on roof, bridge in background
Parking lot, garage, tenements
Final demolition stages, Pier 51
Final demolition stages, Pier 51
Final demolition stages, Pier 51
Final demolition stages, Pier 51
Before track removal, under elevated tracks
After track removal, cobblestone street, gas station, tenements
