Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction
African Burial Ground National Monument is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

1. African Burial Ground National Monument

8.3
290 Broadway, New York City, NY
Denkmal · Downtown Manhattan · 22 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Steelwork completed in 1933 on the 39 story US Federal Court House at Foley Square, Reade and Center Streets. Looking from Duane and Broadway. View photo at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Foley Square is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

2. Foley Square

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148-152 Worth St (at Centre St), New York City, NY
Park · Downtown Manhattan · 15 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Steelwork completed in 1933 on the 39 story US Federal Court House at Foley Square, Reade and Center Streets. Looking from Duane and Broadway. View photo at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Atomic Wings is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

3. Atomic Wings

5.3
311 Broadway (at Thomas St.), New York City, NY
Chicken Wings Imbiss · Tribeca · 26 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Steelwork completed in 1933 on the 39 story US Federal Court House at Foley Square, Reade and Center Streets. Looking from Duane and Broadway. View photo at the link! Mehr erfahren.

NYCHA - Smith Houses is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

4. NYCHA - Smith Houses

80 Catherine St (btwn Catherine Slip & Cherry St.), New York City, NY
Wohnanlage · Two Bridges · 6 Tipps und Bewertungen
NYCHA - Smith Houses is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

5. NYCHA - Smith Houses

80 Catherine St (btwn Catherine Slip & Cherry St.), New York City, NY
Wohnanlage · Two Bridges · 6 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Oak Street Police Station and the razed area that is to be site of Gov. Alfred E. Smith Housing Project on the Lower East Side circa 1948. View photo at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Williamsburg Bridge is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

6. Williamsburg Bridge

Williamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
Brücke · 201 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: It's a long way down... Iron Workers Local 361 climbing the bridge for renovation in 1995, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

High Line is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

7. High Line

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btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York City, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1499 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: After it was a railway but before it was a park the High Line was just an abandoned stretch, shown here in 1997 run down and overgrown, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (Triborough Bridge) is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

8. Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (Triborough Bridge)

Interstate 278 - RFK Bridge (at East River), Astoria, NY
Brücke · 61 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: A workman waves perched on a girder above Ward's Island during the construction of the Triboro Bridge in 1935, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Prospect Park Zoo is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

9. Prospect Park Zoo

7.9
450 Flatbush Ave (at Ocean Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Zoo · Prospect Park · 84 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: A bird's-eye view of the Prospect Park Zoo under construction in June of 1935, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Battery Park City is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

10. Battery Park City

New York City, NY
Wohngegend · 31 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1975 soil excavated during the construction of the World Trade Center is worked into a landfill for what will become Battery Park City and the Esplanade, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Battery Park City Esplanade is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

11. Battery Park City Esplanade

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Battery Park City (From Chambers St to Battery Park), New York City, NY
Park · Battery Park City · 52 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1975 soil excavated during the construction of the World Trade Center is worked into a landfill for what will become Battery Park City and the Esplanade, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Rockefeller Center is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

12. Rockefeller Center

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Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York City, NY
Platz · Rockefeller Center · 849 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: It's Rockefeller Center like you've never seen it - completely excavated and under construction in 1932, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

30 Rockefeller Plaza is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

13. 30 Rockefeller Plaza

30 Rockefeller Plz (at W 49th St), New York City, NY
Bauwerk · Rockefeller Center · 56 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this shot of 30 Rockefeller under construction in 1932, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Knickerbocker Village is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

14. Knickerbocker Village

(at Catherine St.), New York City, NY
Appartement oder Eigentumswohnung · 7 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out the view from Catherine and Monroe of Knickerbocker Village being developed in 1933, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

The Unisphere is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

15. The Unisphere

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Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Ave of the States), Queens, NY
Denkmal · Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 48 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: A crane lowers the final segment of the Unisphere into place in 1963, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Continental Army Plaza is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

16. Continental Army Plaza

7.6
Roebling St (at S 4th St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Williamsburg · 6 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1937 construction workers dug up the ground behind George Washington to add a sunken garden! Click "More Info" to see this historic pic! Mehr erfahren.

NYCHA - Williamsburg Houses is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

17. NYCHA - Williamsburg Houses

164 Ten Eyck St (at Maujer Street), Brooklyn, NY
Wohnanlage · East Williamsburg · 4 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this great aerial shot of the Williamsburg Houses being constructed in 1937! Click "More Info" for this historic pic! Mehr erfahren.

MTA Subway - 4th Ave/9th St (F/G/R) is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

18. MTA Subway - 4th Ave/9th St (F/G/R)

4th Ave (btwn 9th & 10th), Brooklyn, NY
U-Bahnhof · Gowanus · 11 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this pic of the subway first being built here in 1931! Mehr erfahren.

19. 55 Sullivan Place

55 Sullivan Place (McKeever Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Bauwerk · Crown Heights · 2 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Before these were apartments, this entire block was Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers! Click "More Info" for an amazing aerial shot of the field from 1951! Mehr erfahren.

Worldwide Plaza is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

20. Worldwide Plaza

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825 8th Ave (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York City, NY
Platz · Hell's Kitchen · 25 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Before it was demolished, the old Madison Square Garden was here since 1925. Click "More Info" to see a great shot of its closing night in 1968! Mehr erfahren.

MTA Subway - Chambers St (A/C) is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

21. MTA Subway - Chambers St (A/C)

156 Church St (at Chambers St.), New York City, NY
U-Bahnhof · Tribeca · 5 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Check out this amazing picture of subway construction at Church and Warren from 1927! Mehr erfahren.

Holland Tunnel is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

22. Holland Tunnel

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Interstate 78, New York City, NY
Tunnel · 176 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Tunnel commission members show off a model of the tunnel in 1924, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

MTA Subway - 14th St (A/C/E/L) is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

23. MTA Subway - 14th St (A/C/E/L)

8th Ave (14th St), New York City, NY
U-Bahnhof · Chelsea · 36 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Mayor James J. Walker and board members drop down a shaft to inspect the new 8th Ave subway line in 1928, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

MTA Subway - Fordham Rd (B/D) is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

24. MTA Subway - Fordham Rd (B/D)

Grand Concourse Blvd (btwn Fordham Rd & 188th St), Bronx, NY
U-Bahnhof · West Bronx · 6 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: The Grand Concourse is nothing but a giant pit in this shot looking North from Fordham Rd during subway construction in 1929, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

George Washington Bridge is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

25. George Washington Bridge

I-95 / US-1 / US-9 (at Hudson River), New York City, NY
Brücke · 365 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Good luck crossing this: the GWB under construction in 1929 has no car deck, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

George Washington Bridge Toll Plaza is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

26. George Washington Bridge Toll Plaza

Interstate 95 (NJ Turnpike), Fort Lee, NJ
Mautstelle · 41 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1931, workers cast ballots to name the new Hudson River bridge (choosing George Washington, of course!), at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Empire State Building is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

27. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York City, NY
Bauwerk · Koreatown · 1175 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Laying the cornerstone in 1930, at the link. Mehr erfahren.

One World Trade Center is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

28. One World Trade Center

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1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York City, NY
Bauwerk · Financial District · 316 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Workers lower framework into place on the top levels of the first World Trade Center during construction in 1970, at the link. Mehr erfahren.

Collect Pond Park is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

29. Collect Pond Park

5.4
Lafayette St (btwn Franklin & Leonard St), New York City, NY
Park · Downtown Manhattan · 7 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Sidewalk superintendents watch construction of a new skyscraper on Lafayette and Leonard in 1971, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Highbridge Park is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

30. Highbridge Park

8.4
West 173 St (Amsterdam Ave), New York City, NY
Park · Washington Heights · 15 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Construction of NYC Water Tunnel No. 3 began in 1970 and is expected to continue until 2020. Check out this pic of workers inside the tunnel in 1973, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Great Lawn is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

31. Great Lawn

9.4
79th & 86th St Transverse (btwn East & West Dr), New York City, NY
Picknickbereich · Central Park · 101 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Did you know the Great Lawn used to be underwater? In 1933 men work on finally filling in the dried bed of the old Lower Reservoir that was here, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Great Lawn Ball Field 7 is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

32. Great Lawn Ball Field 7

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Central Park (Great Lawn), New York City, NY
Baseballfeld · Central Park · 8 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: In 1933, after the old Lower Reservoir was finally filled in creating the Great Lawn, youngsters gather for the first unofficial baseball game, at the link! Mehr erfahren.

Ebbetts Field is one of Raising and Razing: NYC Under Construction.

33. Ebbetts Field

1700 Bedford Ave (btwn Sullivan Pl. & Montgomery St), Brooklyn, NY
Bauwerk · Crown Heights · 9 Tipps und Bewertungen

The New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News: PHOTO: Standing outside Ebbets Field around the turn of the century, at the link! Snap of pic of the nabe now and send your "new view" to @nydailynews on Twitter! Mehr erfahren.