Land book of the borough of manhattan 1930s

Therand mcnally map of the borough of manhattan, the principal portion of the boroughs of bronx, brooklyn, and queens and the business district of jersey city. Nonsubscribers can, however, use the search engine and see a listing of possible results but no images or further details. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library edition by na and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available. New york city department of records familysearch wiki. You can read about the collection or browse the entire collection.

We currently have over 1,662,956 images available online. Located primarily on the island of manhattan at the mouth of the hudson river, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of new york county, an original county of the state of new york. They can be researched through our collectionsuseful materials include neighborhood and borough specific histories, nyc guidebooks, city agency reports, local newspapers, clippings, statistical data, and maps. One of the central responsibilities of the manhattan borough presidents office is its chartermandated role in the citys land use process. Manhattan new yorks most important and popular borough. Previous owners name in pencil on front paste down. Manhattan became a borough during the consolidation of new york city in 1898. Welcome to the new york city municipal archives online gallery of over 1. A historical sketch the bronx is the northernmost borough of new york city, encompasses 42 square miles and is the only section of new york city that belongs to the north american mainland. George and walter bromley, surveyors in philadelphia and new york published their first atlas of manhattan. If the rest of new york city were to disappear, brooklyn would be the third most populous city in the. The randel farm map, manhattan borough presidents office are you ready to mentally clock out of work early this friday afternoon.

The boundaries of lower manhattan go from the south of the island to 14th street. I checked the 1915 ny state and the 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal censuses. For births in one of the five 5 boroughs of new york city manhattan, kings, queens, the bronx, and staten island, please visit the new york city department of health and mental hygiene web site. Only atlases and land books from avery library and nypl digital collections new york public. Staten island is a borough of new york city, coterminous with richmond county, in the u. Manhattan often referred to by residents of the new york city area as the city, is the most. The bronx, brooklyn, manhattan, queens, and staten island. If each borough were ranked as a city, manhattan would rank as the sixthmost populous in the u. Kings county is coterminous with the borough of brooklyn, which is one of the five boroughs of new york city. It is on this census that the census taker first noted the street and building number of. Publication date 1927 topics manhattan new york, n. Links to directories at ancestry are to the images themselves, which are browsable.

Additional resources for brooklyn borough, new york genealogy land records may be found in the brooklyn borough, new york genealogy land records topic page of the familysearch catalog. The street runs from chatham square at park row, worth street, and mott street in the south to cooper square at 4th street in the north. In this area you will find the business district and various governing bodies. The city of new york is divided into five sections the boroughs are actually counties, manhattan, brooklyn, queens, bronx, and staten island. Named for the borough and bar where it was created, this classic is believed to have been concocted by dr. The boroughs of queens and the bronx have the same borders as the counties of the same name. Manhattan atlas from the period of the roaring twenties, the age of prohibition and speakeasies, flappers, jazz and the opening of the apollo theatre, the roseland. A birdseye view depicting buildings, streetcar lines, bridges. Longfellow is the author of the secret magdalene and other books. Manhattan has the thirdlargest population of new york citys five boroughs, after brooklyn and queens, and is the smallest borough in terms of land area. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york title page the new york public library digital collections. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of new york state. Some of the land now devoted to those offices was sold by the depieros.

Expand your research by checking out the new york online historical newspapers here. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of ny, desk. First avenue first avenue iirst avenue first avenue firt avenue b. Use the pan and zoom on this index map to locate specific plates colored red in this atlas. Bassett, a lawyer and a former congressman, was appointed to the public service commission in 1907 and played an important part in planning for the citys expanding subway system. Lionel pincus and princess firyal map division, the new york public library. Iain marshall for a banquet held at the manhattan club to honor the citys 25th mayor. Map of the borough of manhattan gillin, peter, publisher. Johnsons 1873 map of land divisons of plot owners with main street dividers. The stars indicate the places that are open all night. Researching new york city neighborhoods the new york.

Mcaneny had been elected manhattan borough president in 1909. Redefined by the citys growth, changing populations, and the plans of real estate developers, new york city neighborhoods are everevolving entities. New york city, new york online historical directories. The borough of manhattan is a part of new york city. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library edition. Undulating hills and valleys mark the western half. History of manhattan borough, new york in 1609, henry hudson led the first dutch expedition to new york. In that year new york county expanded as the land west of the bronx river kingsbridge. Commissioned by the dutch east india company, the halve maen sailed from amsterdam and dropped anchor in what would become new york harbor. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type.

Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york title page. From manhattan theheart of greater new york, showing commercial facilities and tentative plans of development and recent additions. Find your 19th century landlord online with randel map. Naland book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library editionfirst edition hardcover g. Marble hill, however, remained in manhattan borough and new york county. Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of new york city. Guide to searching the census by new york city address the earliest census that can be searched by address is the 1870 federal census, 2nd enumeration december 1870 for new york county only. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library edition by na and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Please note that the borough of kings is sometimes referred to as brooklyn and the borough of staten island is sometimes referred to as richmond. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york.

New york county is the united states secondsmallest county by land area larger only than kalawao county, hawaii. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of ny, desk and library ed. Shows zoning restrictions and bus lines in operation. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york desk and library.

Atlas of the city of new york in 1879 with only 41 maps. Map, 1930 to 1939, new york, street addresses library of. Staten island is the only borough in new york city that does not share a land border with another borough marble hill in manhattan. The book is so frankabout sex, power, and the profound misogyny of american life in the 1930sthat it caused a terrific.

Copies of records on fhl microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at. Black cloth over boards, includes 191 highly detailed maps of manhattan broken down into sections, shows streets, railroads, parks, buildings in incredible detail. Selected from the worldclass historical collections of the archives, most of these unique photographs, maps, documents, motion picture and audio recordings are being made accessible for the first time. However, manhattan is the most densely populated borough over 71,000 people. This antique map plate 015 and atlas manhattan 1930 land book are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. A full download is available via the library of congress. Borough legislators constantly complain that their concerns are ignored, and many believe that local interests are usually sacrificed for the welfare of new york county manhattan. How did the borough of manhattan get its name answers. A nightclub map of harlem manhattan pictorial map of entertainment, restaurant, and speakeasy facilities in the harlem district, manhattan, new york city. Description nypls holdings of real estate and fire insurance atlases dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, showing streets, blocks, tax lots, and land use classifications of new york citys five boroughs and the surrounding metropolitan area. Is the southernmost part of the island of manhattan and the point where new york was founded. Manhattan is the smallest borough in land size, but brooklyn has the largest population 2. It is the most populous county in new york, and the second most densely populated county in the united states after new york county, popularly known as the borough of manhattan.