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Manhattan Urban Grid from the Woolworth Building (1927)

An expansive elevated panorama looking north across Manhattan's commercial avenues, rooftop water tanks, and steam vents from the heights of the Woolworth Building. — Manhattan Urban Grid from the Woolworth Building (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

From the observation gallery of the Woolworth Building in 1927, Donald A. Hall Sr. documented the sprawling Manhattan metropolis. The national celebrations for Lindbergh brought the young Ryan Airlines engineer directly into the heart of New York's skyline.