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1966-1969 photographs



Title
Description
Identifier

374-434 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn; brownstone exteriors.

1969_104

Construction sites; brick walls, excavation pits, standing water amidst dirt and rubble.

1969_108

Brownstones and a church.

1969_111

Inspectors at apartment building at 283 East 7th Street (at Avenue D); crumbling bricks on the roof, collapsing ceiling; broken door from interiors stairwell to roof (views of surrounding area from roof); people gathered on front steps.

1969_114

Massive cracks in a 6-story apartment building at 505 West 41st Street, both interior and exterior damage; views of surrounding area from roof.

1969_116

Rear exterior views of a 4-story apartment building in disrepair; vacant lot next door.

1969_119

Brownstone and brick-faced 3-4 story buildings.

1969_121

Exterior views of an apartment building with partial side wall collapse; view into building with 2nd and 3rd floor bedrooms visible.

1969_127

Press conference about housing at Gracie Mansion.

1969_128

Press conference about housing at Gracie Mansion.

1969_129

Street views of 4-story apartment buildings undergoing rehabilitation, with scaffolding and men at work; sign posted indicates "Model Cities Central Brooklyn" and "24 Rehab apartments on this site."

1969_131

Street views and aerials of the apartment building at Riverbend; view of Harlem River with Madison Avenue (138th street) Bridge and Metro North/Park Avenue bridge.

1969_132

Street views of Haven Plaza Houses; building exteriors, people sitting on benches, children playing, young trees planted in plaza.

1969_133

Views of the side of a 3-story apartment building after neighboring building was demolished; possible structural issues.

1969_136

2- and 3-story apartments destroyed by fire; interiors and exteriors.

1969_137

Street level views of party wall with massive cracks, likely damaged by demolition of neighboring building; BB Yarns.

1969_138

Street level views of party wall with massive cracks, likely damaged by demolition of neighboring building; BB Yarns.

1969_139

Exterior views of Jamaica Savings Bank on Queens Boulevard, with Macy's building in the background.

1969_140

Buildings on the north side of East 2nd Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue; also, NE corner of Bowery and East 2nd Street and NW corner of Second Avenue and East 2nd Street.

1969_141

Apartment building exteriors along East 94th Street, next to vacant lot strewn with rubble.

1969_142

Exteriors and views from above of a catering hall gutted by 4 alarm fire; elevated subway line at 69th Street station.

1969_144

Survey of parks/playgrounds; unsafe conditions and litter, benches missing seating.

1969_146

Survey of parks/playgrounds; unsafe conditions and litter, benches missing seating.

1969_147

3-story burned out apartment buildings.

1969_149

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