Site of the Western Union Building
USA /
New Jersey /
Hoboken /
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/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ Hoboken
place with historical importance, historical layer / disappeared object
The Western Union Building in New York City was built by George B. Post, and was completed in 1875. This building was located at 195 Broadway, and served as a headquarters for the Western Union telegraph company from 1875 until its destruction by fire in 1890. It was 230 feet high, and had ten floors, where 100 telegraph operators worked 24 hours a day.
The building was topped by a clock tower, and some claim that this building was the first skyscraper in New York.
The building was topped by a clock tower, and some claim that this building was the first skyscraper in New York.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_Telegraph_Building
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Coordinates: 40°42'38"N 74°0'34"W
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