Before the iconic skyscrapers that define its present-day skyline, New York City was a vastly different metropolis. In the centuries leading up to the early 20th century, the city’s architectural landscape was... Read more »
New York before skyscrapers, or more specifically the era before the late 1800s, marked a period in New York City’s architectural and urban landscape characterized by low-rise buildings primarily consisting of brownstone... Read more »
New York City before skyscrapers was a very different place than it is today. The city was much smaller, and the buildings were much shorter. The tallest buildings in the city were... Read more »