This view of midtown Manhattan looking southeast from Central Park was taken in May 1925. The race for the sky is well underway and with the zoning law in effect, the massive tiered skyscrapers start to dominate the skyline. View of the Lower Manhattan skyline looking South West across the Brooklyn Bridge (1924).Īerial view of lower Manhattan (1924). The construction of the 30-story Standard Oil Building (a wedding cake style skyscraper) can be seen at center. The 24-story Neogothic style Bush Tower,built on 42nd Street between 19. The wedding cake, tiered art Deco skyscrapers of the 1920s and 1930s are a direct result of this resolution. While the resolution did not restrict height, it established limits in building massing at certain heights and restricted towers to a percentage of lot size. In 1916 the Zoning Resolution was passed to stop buildings such as the Equitable Building (below, behind Trinity church) from preventing light and air reaching the streets below. Here it is profile in a Library of Congress shot dated between 19. Again the Woolworth building is prominent and it remained New York’s tallest skyscraper until 1930.
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The Woolworth Building (center-right), constructed in 1913 and standing at a height of 241m is the tallest building both in shot and in New York at the time.
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Join us on a journey through the history of New York’s skyline.įrom the first skyscrapers, through the accelerating ‘race for the sky’ of the 1920s and 30s and right up to the present day.īrooklyn Bridge, East River and Lower Manhattan skyline (c 1915). The Manhattan skyline is one of the world’s most iconic views, inspiring photographers and filmmakers for generations.