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New York circa 1907. "Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth Avenue." Surrounded by a host of ectoplasmic pedestrians. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
Has there ever been another three-horse rig on Shorpy? I can see the logic of it (heavy load being pulled around tight corners), but I can't recall another example.
A milk bottle in the window! Been a long time since I've seen one.
While the church itself still stands proudly on Fifth Avenue, the structure seen here to its rear, the 1895 Bancroft Building at 3 West 29th, is in the process of being demolished. A developer bought it and some undistinguished adjacent properties a few years ago and is razing all of them to make way for a mixed-use development. Historical preservationists were quite unhappy with the plan but there was nothing they could do as the building had never gotten official landmark protection.
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