Tax Photos Show New York City Then And Now

1930s - Intersection of Broadway and Columbus on the Upper West Side. (Photo credit: NYC Municipal Archives)

New York City Today

Present – Lincoln Center at intersection of Broadway and Columbus on the Upper West Side. (Photo credit: Benjamin Norman for the New York Times)

1930s – Plaza Hotel (Photo credit: NYC Municipal Archives)

Present – Plaza Hotel (Photo credit: Benjamin Norman for the New York Times)

1930s – Greenwich Street (Photo credit: NYC Municipal Archives)

Present – Occulus at Greenwich Street (Photo credit: Benjamin Norman for the New York Times)

1980s – El Teddy’s restaurant downtown (Photo credit: NYC Municipal Archives)

Present – Former site of El Teddy’s (Photo credit: Benjamin Norman for the New York Times)

1980s – Studio 54 (Photo credit: NYC Municipal Archives)

Present – Former site of Studio 54, now a Broadway theater (Photo credit: Benjamin Norman for the New York Times)

1980s – Yankee Stadium (Photo credit: NYC Municipal Archives)

Present – Former site of Yankee Stadium, now a park (Photo credit: Benjamin Norman for the New York Times)

1980s – Alexander’s department store (Photo credit: NYC Municipal Archives)

Present – Former site of Alexander’s, now the Bloomberg building (Photo credit: Benjamin Norman for the New York Times)