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NYC That Never Was: Trinity Church Gets Eclipsed by a Massive Skyscraper

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Source: Library of Congress “The Future of Trinity Church” is a wood engraving from 1907 by Albert Levering from Puck’s Monthly Magazine and Almanac. Based on what we can find about Levering, who lived from 1869 to 1929, part of his career was as a draughtsman, producing a large amount of sketches for architect Edward E. Joralemon. But the work he seems to have been known for, at least to the public, was his cartoons which appeared in Puck’s, Harper’s Magazine, LIFE and others.  This drawing was likely a parody of the famous King’s Dream of New York illustration, which showed a future New York City of skyscraper walls, skybridges and blimps. In Leventhal’s drawing, we especially love how the spire of Trinity Church is incorporated into the building above. Would it have emerged into someone’s office? What’s even more interesting is that Levanthal’s parody foreshadowed the urban planning developments to come… Read More

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