Identifier: oldnewyorkyester00brow (find matches)
Title: Old New York yesterday & today
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Brown, Henry Collins, 1862-1961
Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: New York : Priv. print for Valentine's Manual and to be sold at the Sign of the Dog and Duck
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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iifrirr ^ ^rnaiiluay from pEg to ^arclay ^irtct, 1HI3 Rare drawing of Broadway, showing St. Pauls and the Park View Hotel (Aster House) about 1843. The small two-story houses at the left are part of the block between Fulton and Dey Streets now covered by the new buildings of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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fflasitle darbeit m 1850 This is now our Aquarium. It was originally built as one of the main defences in the War of 1812 and was named Fort Clinton. It was originally separated from the mainland by a stretch of water which was filled in prior to 1850. After the peace, it became a great popular place ot amusement and was the scene of Jenny Linds first appearance in America under the great P. T. Barnum. It then became the receiving station for emigrants, many of whom settled in the West and elsewhere, and still remember old Castle Garden. The present Aquarium, daily open to the public, is one of the most interesting features of modern New York. Courtesy Down Town Association

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