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New York City, Regional Geography, Volume V Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “New York is the largest city in America. Its commercial supremacy is due to its fine harbor.” Map showing Manhattan, Brooklyn, New Jersey and the relationship of the bays and rivers to them. “Entering the harbor, the Statue of Liberty extends America’s welcome.” “The New York waterfront with its miles of docks for ocean shipping.” “The largest bridges in the world are in New York.” Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and bridge under construction. “The tower of the Woolworth Building, America’s tallest skyscraper.” “The financial district of lower Manhattan.” “Wall Street is the financial center of America.” “Hemmed in on all sides, the buildings could not spread outward, so they grew skyward.” “The great skyscrapers along lower Broadway.” Dirigible floats by overhead - streetcar and pedestrian traffic. “The City Hall, a low old-fashioned structure, was built over one hundred years ago.” “The Municipal Building houses 7,500 of the city’s employees.” “The Post Office on Eighth Avenue.” “The Flat-Iron Building is narrow and high.” “Fifth Avenue, a fashionable shopping street. Buses replace the surface cars.” “The Public Library, Fifth Avenue at Forty-Second Street, cost $9,000,000. It is one of the world’s largest libraries.” “Central Park in the heart of New York.” Pedestrians, canoeists, people sitting on grass. “The Obelisk in Central Park, a gift from the Khedive of Egypt.” “Riverside Drive is a beautiful boulevard overlooking the Hudson River.” Automobile traffic. “The Tomb of General Grant, on Riverside Drive, is an imposing memorial.” “Americans of the future in the congested East side.” Crowded tenement district with merchandise on sidewalks and pedestrians filling both sidewalks and street. “The crowded ghetto.” Milling crowds - fruit and vegetable stands. “New York is a true American city.” Parade - group carrying flag that fills the street. “The End.” [1921]
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