![Photo of New York Skyline, Chrysler Building, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 1920s.](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/manhattan-famous-skyline-1920-AMHP-Spring-2023.jpg)
New York, New York. Many of the earliest skyscrapers have defined Manhattan’s famous skyline, pictured here in the 1920s, for more than a century. (New York Historical Society/Getty Images)
New York Historical Society/Getty Images
New York, New York. Many of the earliest skyscrapers have defined Manhattan’s famous skyline, pictured here in the 1920s, for more than a century. (New York Historical Society/Getty Images)
New York Historical Society/Getty Images