1940s.nyc
Street View of 1940s New York
1940s.nyc launched on August 14, 2020 with 3 votes, #1,916 of 3,833 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
What it does
Between 1939 and 1941, the Works Progress Administration collaborated with the New York City Tax Department to collect photographs of every building in the five boroughs of New York City. This website places them on a map.
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