Above Fifth Avenue guide-times-fans During the storm

During the storm

carrying mail and possibly setting a record for longest nonstop flight between those two cities

Ronald Reagan

founded in the 16th century

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Above Fifth Avenue guide-times-fans During the stormPhotographers 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.