google earth-style map of NYC, 1924 and 1951

[Bustercat]

Click this link to explore:
http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/
Too cool, hours of fun.

Screenshots of some goodies, shamelessly lifted from here.

Empire state building, before and after

Union square park. Where's the shade?

Look at all the shipping between the brooklyn and manhattan bridges!

Central park was wetter...

 

[Mr. 'H']

Thanks for the great link. :eusa_clap

 

[Bustercat]

Cheers!

If you know the east midtown area, you might be interested in the bottom link on this thread:
http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=50943
It's Charles Sweeney, an old firefighter talking about what the area was like in the 20s and 30s. I've been using the map to follow along. Everything from stickball and dances at tammany hall to irish tough guys and noodle factories. Very cool stuff.
It was the site of the biggest population movement in NY history when they built stuytown for WWII vet families.

 

[Tomasso]

Great links! Thanks.

 

[old-days]

great photos

 

[rokket]

Haven't been in for a long while, stumbled o this, great stuff, thanks so much!