Please see the general forum for more information.  The photos compare Don Philip's 1945 photos to 2007.

So here’s the first post.  I’m starting at the Empire State Building because Thanksgiving is coming up and one of Don’s photos shows the intersection where they perform the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Empire State 86th floor Observation Deck Views- November 16, 2007.

Chrysler Building looking north east – A lot of the buildings are still standing.  The bridge in the background connects Manhattan to Queens.  The bridge is called the Queensboro Bridge by people who live in Queens and it’s called the 59th bridge by people who live in Manhattan. In 1945 Queens was mostly farm land. I was born is Jamaica, Queens in 1957. The island in the middle of the river is Roosevelt Island.  Chrsyler Building and Queensboro Bridge

If you walked over to the north side of the observation deck, you would see the next photo.

Looking north up Fifth Avenue – The two black buildings in the upper center left are Rockefeller Center and Central Park is behind those two buildings.  Bryant Park can be seen in the lower left corner, with the roof of the NYC Public library fronting 5th Ave and 42nd street.  The big building at 5th and 42nd is 500 5th Ave and in 1945 one of the tallest buildings in the world.  If you look closely at my photo following Fifth Ave uptown, you’ll see the twin steeples of St. Patrick’s Cathedral close to the Rockefeller Center Buildings. Further up Fifth Ave you’ll see the apartments bordering Central Park East. Looking North Up Fifth Avenue Use the scroll bars

Looking down on Macys – This photo I could not take because the west side of the Empire State Building was closed due to high winds.  I stuck my camera out from the north side and just shoot blind eyed down to the west side where Macys is.  The intersection in Don’s photo is 34th Street where 6th Avenue meets Broadway.  It is the site of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. The interesction in my photo is 35th street. Looking Down on Macy's