Looks like some weird template for a game like cities skylines
andrewx
Geez, that picture shows why the Empire State Building was truly mind-boggling when it opened. It just TOWERS over everything else.
gttngdwntbsness
Having lived in the patchwork that is modern day Atlanta, GA…
Those parallel streets just look so damn nice!
ploovz
I can’t wait for the day that geospatial and AI will combine to comb the Internet for old photos to stitch and create a Google Earth-like street level view back in time.
cgoldberg3
That is so bizarre to see Manhattan covered in 1-2 story buildings.
neopyx
ahaha that’s actually sweet man. So used to seeing it with the cement jungle haha
Tomato_and_Radiowire
Obviously the depression era United States would’ve been a difficult time to be alive, but I find 1930’s Manhattan more appealing than current day Manhattan.
Pa-Vi
That looks pretty depressing comparing it to Manhatten nowadays.
bailaoban
Tells you just how much a 1931 New Yorker’s mind would be blown if they were dropped in the middle of Manhattan today. Makes you wonder what we would think of NYC in the year 2110.
omelette_wrap
What’s with the one diagonal street beneath central park though?
Transhuman_Future
Does anyone have a modern picture from the same angle so we can compare?
The East River looks particularly rough and choppy. I wonder why/how it calmed down since then.
Johannes_P
I didn’t knew the building of skyscrapers in Manhattan was later than I thought. How high was the photograph?
JAYCEE--
Wish I could go back in time and buy the lots surrounding the park.
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AFamilyFallingApart
So all that water on the left is filled in now right?
jonasvh14
Looks like some weird template for a game like cities skylines
andrewx
Geez, that picture shows why the Empire State Building was truly mind-boggling when it opened. It just TOWERS over everything else.
gttngdwntbsness
Having lived in the patchwork that is modern day Atlanta, GA…
Those parallel streets just look so damn nice!
ploovz
I can’t wait for the day that geospatial and AI will combine to comb the Internet for old photos to stitch and create a Google Earth-like street level view back in time.
cgoldberg3
That is so bizarre to see Manhattan covered in 1-2 story buildings.
neopyx
ahaha that’s actually sweet man. So used to seeing it with the cement jungle haha
Tomato_and_Radiowire
Obviously the depression era United States would’ve been a difficult time to be alive, but I find 1930’s Manhattan more appealing than current day Manhattan.
Pa-Vi
That looks pretty depressing comparing it to Manhatten nowadays.
bailaoban
Tells you just how much a 1931 New Yorker’s mind would be blown if they were dropped in the middle of Manhattan today. Makes you wonder what we would think of NYC in the year 2110.
omelette_wrap
What’s with the one diagonal street beneath central park though?
Transhuman_Future
Does anyone have a modern picture from the same angle so we can compare?
rollem
More people lived in Manhattan at that time than live there now.
nutellagangbang
I’m a bit confused by that giant iceberg to the left
gitarzan
Thank you. I enjoyed seeing this.
Project_Coalesce
Establishing Central park was an incredible feat.
wisconick
If you look closely, you can see the Knicks losing.
wjbc
Upper Manhattan only. North of Rockefeller Plaza, I believe. No Chrysler Building, no Empire State Building.
talentless_hack1
Such a great photo – do you have a higher resolution source?
hey_suburbia
Side-by-side with a modern view
Approximate altitude: 10,000 feet
theWhoHa
The East River looks particularly rough and choppy. I wonder why/how it calmed down since then.
Johannes_P
I didn’t knew the building of skyscrapers in Manhattan was later than I thought. How high was the photograph?
JAYCEE--
Wish I could go back in time and buy the lots surrounding the park.
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AFamilyFallingApart
So all that water on the left is filled in now right?