Down below is a picture of the corner of Broome Street and West Broadway on October 9th, 1935. Those buildings aren't there anymore and the cast-iron warehouse that replaced them is home to a Tommy Hilfiger store (I checked Google Maps). Charm-free booze cans like Lucky Strike and The Cupping Room are nearby. This is my new assignment.
The image is a cropped version of a famous picture by an even more famous photographer named Berenice Abbott. I know better than her (that was a joke) so I altered her composition.
Tourist trap bars that still manage to be charming:
Napoleon House
Vesuvio
King Cole Bar
Historical Update! The reason the Tommy Hilfiger building looks unfamiliar is because it is new (there used to be a parking garage on that corner). According to this New York Times article, it has only been there for three years, but it is supposed to look older.
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