New York, Then and Now (1981 and 2024 ish)

Brooklyn Bridge from the East River (Scan from June 1981) The GE skyline 43 years later in 2024 from East River.

Looking towards South Cove from the Hudson River (Scan from June 1981) The Google Earth view from 2024

Lower Manhattan from the Ferry to the Statue of Liberty (Scan from June 1981) Google Earth view 2024.

The twin towers of the World Trade Centre and Whitehall Building (Scan from June 1981) Google Earth view 2024.

Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights (Scan from June 1981) Google Earth view from 2024.

Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn Heights (Scan from June 1981) Google Earth view 43 years later in 2024. Quite a bit of development between the benches and Brooklyn Bridge. Now the greenery of Brooklyn Bridge Park. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge_Park

State Street, Battery Park (Scan from June 1981) In the 1981 picture the brown building between the two skyscrapers is the 23 storey Seaman’s Church Institute which was completed in 1969. The 2024 Google Earth shows the building was replaced by a 42 storey skyscraper in 1988. The small building dwarfed by the three skyscrapers in the 2024 Google Earth view is the Church of the Rosary and the Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, originally Watson House. Dating from 1793. On the original picture it is obscured by trees. forgotten-ny.com/2015/09/shrine-of-elizabeth-seton-battery-park

Belvedere Castle, Central Park (Scan from June 1981) The lower picture is from WIKIMEDIA COMMONS by EcoVictor taken in 2017. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvedere_Castle

Grand Army Plaza looking towards W59th St and the statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman (Scan from June 1981) The 1981 picture shows the statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) on the northern side of Grand Army Plaza. This gave me some confusion as the present situation is on the southern side of the Plaza. In 1990 a restoration of Plaza was completed including re-guilding of the statue. The Plaza was renewed again in 2013 including another re-guild. Also in the 1981 picture the statue shows Nike with a broken frond which was replaced in the late 80s.