Historic geocoding examples #194

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1. danvk commented on Mar 14, 2026

   

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   721912f, the one "orphaned popular photo" from the original site, has a title of "Manhattan: New Chambers Street - Madison Street". There's no "New Chambers Street" today, but according to Wikipedia:

   Before 1971, Chambers Street continued east of Centre Street as a street called New Chambers Street, which ran through the Municipal Building's archway. In its final configuration, New Chambers Street carried traffic westbound from the intersection of Park Row, the Brooklyn Bridge off-ramp, and Duane Street. In 1971, the street was closed to make way for the construction of the pedestrian plaza at 1 Police Plaza.

   The back of the image doesn't mention Madison Street, so it's unclear where that came from. It does mention "New Bowery", which was renamed St. James Place in 1947. So St James Place & Madison Street would be a good location for this image.
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