Cast Iron Facades
Photos from July 2006
taken during an open air double deck bus ride through the city
cast iron fronts were popular on South Broadway
external steel fire escape stairs had to be added later
classic cast iron front
Bloomingdale's
the cast iron facades set the
architectural style for the street
for lease
masonry but in a similar style
Italianate with brackets on left
a warm day
classic water tower
(now incorporated into the high rise buildings)
