Equitable Building, New York, New York

Subjects: Commercial Buildings Street Scenes Town & City Views
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1913 (Golden Age)

Back of Equitable Building, New York, New York, c. 1913 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

Color view of the Equitable Building, a massive early skyscraper with two tower sections, rising above a busy New York City street. Horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and a streetcar are visible at street level; adjacent buildings flank it.

Postcard Details

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PublisherSuccess Postal Card Co.

Equitable Building, New York. --- POST CARD The New Equitable Building Built on the site of the old Equitable Building which was destroyed by fire on January 9, 1912. It is a 36 story office building, 540 feet above the street level, covering an entire square block, the broad area being 49,000 square feet. The building cost $1,500,000 and the land $14,000,000. Copyright 1913, by the Equitable Building Corporation, N.Y. Success Postal Card Co., Pub., New York. No. 1092.

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Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Equitable Building, New York, NY
Place depicted	New York, NY
Place mentioned	Equitable Building, New York, NY
Publisher	New York, NY
Notes	Color lithographic view; no white border; no publisher line on front. No postmark and no stamp (stamp box empty). Divided-back card, printed copyright 1913; lithographic texture with light foxing/soiling. Pencil '2.00' price mark at lower right, not a message.

Cite this card

Equitable Building, New York, New York, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/equitable-building-new-york-new-york. Accessed October 5, 2026.