#OTD in 1912
#WoolworthBuilding under construction in #LowerManhattan on July 1st, 1912
The building would be completed in 1913. #Photograph by #IrvingUnderhill
Also visible are (below l.) the old #AstorHouse hotel (1836) & (below r.) the old Post Office & Courthouse (1880).

Astor House, Broadway - 1913 Photo taken June 13, 1913, as the building awaits its partial demolition. source: Frank Cousins Collection / NYC. https://www.geographicguide.com/united-states/nyc/antique/broadway/astor-house.htm

The #AstorHouse closed on May 29, 1913. The southern section of the building was demolished in that year to make way for subway construction; the site of northern portion, demolished in 1926, is occupied by the 44-story Transportation Building (1927).
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