15 August 2011 20:49 | By Maureen O'Hare
Before 9/11: A history of the World Trade Center

Manhattan's lost 'Radio Row'

Manhattan's lost 'Radio Row' (© Radio Row [Berenice Abbott/Wikimedia Commons])
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  • Aerial view, 1964 (© CSU Archv/Everett/Rex Features)
  • Architect's model, 1964 (© CSU Archv/Everett/Rex Features)
  • Architect's diagram, 1967 (© CSU Archv/Everett/Rex Features)
  • Architect's diagram, 1967 (© CSU Archv/Everett/Rex Features)
  • Construction workers, 1969 (© WisHisSoc/Everett/Rex Features)
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From the 1920s to the 1960s, the 'Radio Row' electronics district thrived in the lower west side of Manhattan. This area was demolished to make way for the construction of the new World Trade Center.

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