New York expert/ Google Earth detective required

[Simpo Two]

I have the following print on the wall:



It was taken by Norman Parkinson in New York, and I was idly trying to pinpoint exactly where it was taken from. I think the large skyscraper on the left is the Empire State Building, and I think the bridge on the left is the Brooklyn Bridge, but I can't triangulate the rest - the couple seem to be running across another bridge.

Any ideas folks?

[Dodgey_Rog]

Simpo Two said:

I have the following print on the wall:



It was taken by Norman Parkinson in New York, and I was idly trying to pinpoint exactly where it was taken from. I think the large skyscraper on the left is the Empire State Building, and I think the bridge on the left is the Brooklyn Bridge, but I can't triangulate the rest - the couple seem to be running across another bridge.

Any ideas folks?

It looks like the FDR that runs elevated along the East River from the bottom of Manhattan Island.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=new+york...

Try that, thats as close as i can get it.

[Last Stop]

I think the building on the left is the Woolworth building and the bridge is the Manhattan Bridge or possibly the Williamsburg Bridge.

[Dodgey_Rog]

Last Stop said:

I think the building on the left is the Woolworth building and the bridge is the Manhattan Bridge or possibly the Williamsburg Bridge.

Too low for the Williburg Bridge, that has a bloody long ramp, i know because i used to run up it every other day.

[Matt Harper]

Roosevelt Island Bridge, is my guess. I suspect that the bridge in the shot is the Queensborough Bridge photographed from the Queens side and the two buildings are ESB and New York Life Building. That would put the shot level with mid-town not Lower Manhatten, ruling out Brooklyn and Manhatten bridges.

[okgo]

I reckon they are on this road but further the other way (can't get that view as some tt decided to do pics at night)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&am...

Edited by okgo on Thursday 28th May 18:45

[Nic jones]

okgo said:

I reckon they are on this road but further the other way (can't get that view as some tt decided to do pics at night)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&am...

Edited by okgo on Thursday 28th May 18:45

I agree with you

[Simpo Two]

Hi folks, excellent work - looks like Dodgey Rog and a few others all agree.

Truly there is nothing that PH doesn't know or can't work out

(If anyone is familiar with the construction schedule of the building on the right you could date the photo to a week or so!)

Edited by Simpo Two on Thursday 28th May 20:54

[john_p]

Looks like it's here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.708702...

although I guess the camera foreshortens (?) it making the buildings seem closer than the Google Streetview car

[okgo]

Simpo Two said:

Hi folks, excellent work - looks like Dodgey Rog and a few others all agree.

Truly there is nothing that PH doesn't know or can't work out

(If anyone is familiar with the construction schedule of the building on the right you could date the photo to a week or so!)

Edited by Simpo Two on Thursday 28th May 20:54

How come you didn't work it out though?

You were right about it being Brooklyn bridge, so there really was on;y one place it could have been ?

[Simpo Two]

okgo said:

How come you didn't work it out though? You were right about it being Brooklyn bridge, so there really was on;y one place it could have been ?

I thought the couple were on a bridge, so I was looking for two bridges at an angle - which there aren't. I also had to bear in mind that in the 40+ years since the photo was taken, buildings and bridges could have changed.

The phot has been over my desk for over 10 years, and I never get tired of it. That's the mark of a great image IMHO.

[Dodgey_Rog]

Matt Harper said:

Roosevelt Island Bridge, is my guess. I suspect that the bridge in the shot is the Queensborough Bridge photographed from the Queens side and the two buildings are ESB and New York Life Building. That would put the shot level with mid-town not Lower Manhatten, ruling out Brooklyn and Manhatten bridges.

It wouldn't be Roosevelt Island Bridge as its too substantial by way of steel. Its definately the Brooklyn Bridge.