(NEW YORK CITY) Manhattan Extension Co The Next Step Towards

Sale 2455 - Lot 197

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(NEW YORK CITY.) Manhattan Extension Co. The Next Step Towards Making New York the Greatest City in the World. 4 pages, 12 x 8 1/2 inches, on one folding sheet; minor wear. [New York, circa 1921-22]

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A promotional pamphlet for a grand scheme which was taken seriously in its time: filling in much of New York's Upper Bay to add 6 square miles of new land to the southern tip of Manhattan, encompassing Governor's Island and reaching down nearly to Staten Island. Includes a two-color map, "A Word to the Thoughtful" by company president Walter Russell, a list of 24 advantages, and the text of the favorable coverage in the New York Times. One copy in OCLC, none known at auction.