Street-level conditions must be documented before work begins underneath. For that reason, our Subway Construction Photograph Collection is filled with images of #NYC above ground. Aerial photographs are more rare, however. That’s why this #NYTMCollection photograph is our First Friday feature for July. The photograph shows an aerial view of Columbus Circle in 1957 with portions of the roadway dug up and construction going on below ground. It was taken as part of a series of survey images documenting the areas above stations that were receiving platform extensions. At this time, the 59th Street station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line was undergoing a platform extension to accommodate longer trains. With the camera facing north, the photo captures automobile traffic on both Central Park West and Broadway going uptown, as well as a view of many of the buildings lining both streets. The entrance to Central Park is visible as well as the park itself. Buildings on #Manhattan's East Side and #CentralPark North can be seen in the distance on the top right. The image notes indicate that the photograph was taken from the roof of 2 Columbus Circle. Though plans for the building that currently houses the Museum of Arts and Design were in the works, at this time, 2 Columbus Circle was likely still the former Boulevard Hotel building. It was home to a shoe store, office space, and a large advertising billboard on the roof. Presumably, the photographer was standing in front of — or on top of — the billboard. Directly across the way is a B&O Railroad motor coach station and a large Coca Cola advertisement with the words “Thirst Knows No Season.” The photograph was taken in August, however, so it would have been the season if there ever was one. Digitization of this and 9,000+ other images was made possible by a Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. View more on our website at https://lnkd.in/ePHrb8cy.
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