Report of the Heights of Buildings Commission to the Committee on the Height, Size and Arrangement of Buildings of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the city of New York (1913)
New York (N.Y.). Heights of Buildings Commission, Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948, New York (N.Y.). Board of Estimate and Apportionment, Swan, Herbert S. (Herbert Siegfried), 1888-, Williams, Frank B. (Frank Backus), 1864-1954, Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC · [New York, M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Co.] · leaf 94
congestion. These buildings are crowded with theirhundreds and thousands of garment workers and operators whoswarm down upon the avenue for the lunch hour betweentwelve and one oclock. They stand upon or move slowly alongthe sidewalks and choke them up. Pedestrians thread their waythrough the… … Larger numeral indicates height in feet. FIFTH AVENUE CONDITIONS 53 is practically at a standstill until one oclock, and shopkeeperscomplain bitterly of financial losses. Aside from the obvious discomfort and undesirability ofthese conditions in themselves, the result of them has been…
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