BROADWAY NEAR BROOME STREET
OCTOBER 7, 1935. ABBOTT FILE 4

The Banco Di Sicilia headquarters, a grand Italianate skyscraper built in 1895 on the southwest corner of Broadway, rises above its more modest cast-iron neighbors on Broome Street. Abbott's wide-angle lens and the dramatic late afternoon sun heighten the contrast.

Street activity also captured Abbott's interest. Wine barrels for the Cannizzaro Wine Company were a sure sign that prohibition was over, and the dairy restaurant at 438 Broome Street catered to the many Jewish wholesalers in the neighborhood. Protected today by landmark status, Abbott's vista remains virtually unchanged. Wholesalers now share these loft buildings with Soho's fashionable retail shops and residences.

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