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Hotel Seneca: 1908

In 1957, the Hotel Seneca became the Manger Hotel.  Shortly thereafter, it was razed to make way for Midotwn Plaza.  Today, the Windstream building stands exactly where the Seneca once stood.  

Previously, I posted the interior of the hotel’s remarkable Pompeiian Room.

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Fulton Fish Market, 1943

Photo by Gordon Parks for the Office of War Information

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Downtown skyscrapers from East River pier

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Times Square

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Residents of lower Clinton St near East river Saturday afternoon

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Whitehall street from Peter Minuit Plaza near Battery NYC

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NYC