Woolworth building. Broadway from Barclay Street to Park Place. Tallest office building in the world; 55 stories; 793½ feet hig…
'Woolworth building. Broadway from Barclay Street to Park Place. Tallest office building in the world; 55 stories; 793½ feet high; cost, including site, $14,000,000; plot, 152x197 feet. Foundation consists of caissons 19 feet in diameter sunk 110 to 130 feet. The 24th floor contains the executive offices of the Woolworth Co., largest 5 and 10-cent syndicate in the world, operating over 700 stories' (1912). Artist/photographer: Unattributed . Provenance: "New York Illustrated"; C. Souhami, , Published by Success Postal Card Co. New York. Type: Antique halftone photograph.
Size: 3631px × 5048px
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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