greenghoulie That’s the 59th St Bridge in the background with a fairly flat Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island at the time. The prominent skyscraper is the Chrysler Building, which was completed in 1930.
![Old timer structural worker, c.1930. [3000x2401] (Colorized by me.)](https://i.redd.it/4rh2dbigdd841.png)
greenghoulie
That’s the 59th St Bridge in the background with a fairly flat Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island at the time. The prominent skyscraper is the Chrysler Building, which was completed in 1930.