Where Greenwich Street Tavern is now (northeast corner of Beach and Greenwich). The American Express Carriage House, pre–condo conversion. Now the Post Factory NYC post-production facility for filmmakers.ĭemolished to make way for the 70 Vestry condominium.ĭemolished to make way for the River Lofts Tower at West and Laight.ĭemolished to make way for the 408 Greenwich condominium (at the northwest corner of Greenwich and Hubert). Where Albert Capsouto Park is now (bordered by Canal, Varick, and Laight). The southeast corner of Canal and Washington Street, where the 471 Washington condominium is now. The southeast corner of Canal and West Street, where the 290 West condominium is now. The ones below are of Tribeca’s western half, more or less from the north photos of Tribeca’s eastern half are here. I divided this into two posts because I collected too many photos for one post. You might also be surprised at how worn the buildings were in general.Īll of the photos are courtesy of the New York City Municipal Archives visit its website to search by address (the 1980s Manhattan photos are here) and to buy prints. (Taller, thinner buildings got smaller photos.) It’s a stark reminder of how many one- and two-story buildings have been torn down in subsequent decades. I focused on the larger photos, usually of smaller buildings. To give you a taste of what you’ll find, I grabbed a bunch of the more delicious images to post here. Developers Brandon Liu and Jeremy Lechtzin have taken the photos that the New York City Department of Finance collected in the mid-1980s and plotted them on an addictive interactive map called 80s.NYC.
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