Above Fifth Avenue guide-pet-parents sailors were known to visit

sailors were known to visit strip clubs

The bell tower played music for about 30 minutes during the blaze before the structure fell with all its bells ringing for the last time

This photo was taken by the legendary George Tames (1919-1994)

" To stop the brawling

The last and longest flight

Above Fifth Avenue guide-pet-parents sailors were known to visitPhotographers went to great lengths, and heights, to snap photographs of skyscrapers under construction in New York City. In this 1905 photo, a daring photographer appears to almost float in midair, 18 stories above Fifth Avenue, looking north. Look closely and you'll notice a thin iron bar supports him, though we're guessing that provided little comfort knowing terra firma was a long, long way down.