2—Demolition of these buildings was delayed as efforts were made to preserve them and the corner they stand adjacent to. These three did indeed survive and, though utterly transformed, they stand today.
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| 55 Fulton Street at the northwest corner of Fulton and Cliff Streets | The St. George building. Women search for the Beekman Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
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| Housewrecker | Housewreckers at lunch on the west side | |||||||||||||||
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| The Brooklyn Bridge site seen from the roof of the Beekman Hospital—1 | 327, 329, and 331 Washington Street, between Jay and Harrison Streets—2 | Self-portrait in an abandoned West Street hotel room | ||||||||||||||
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| 1—Gold Street is in the foreground and Beekman Street on the right. The area was known as the leather district since the Civil War. At 72 Gold Street can be seen the offices of the New York City Department of Urban Renewal, which had to be moved when the building was torn down. Gars Restaurant, at the corner of Beekman Street, dated from 1827.
2—Demolition of these buildings was delayed as efforts were made to preserve them and the corner they stand adjacent to. These three did indeed survive and, though utterly transformed, they stand today. |
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