Lower Manhattan
New York City begins at the historical Lower Manhattan Financial District. I chose to use the original twin towers because of how much an icon they were to the city. The Twin Towers are still present in many businesses and company logos in around NYC. The new towers are beautiful as I have visited them myself, but still they require some getting use to, with that said long live the Twins and those who perished on 9/11 .
Ariel view from the south over Lower Manhattan looking north.
Southeast looking west you can see Battery Park below.
My attempt at re-creating Battery Park feels a little bald to me may end up re-doing eventually.
Looking north over the World Trade Center with shops, restaurants, apartments and offices below. World Financial Plaza can be seen at the left across West Street.
Looking south over the Twin Towers below you can see the Downtown club and the Brooklyn - Battery Tunnel Entrance later renamed the Hugh. L. Carey Tunnel.
Below is closer look at the Battery Parking Garage.
Following photos are just random shots of the Lower Manhattan District
Liberty Street below
Apartment buildings and stores below a few blocks north of the World Trade Center
World Financial Plaza with Boat docks at the back
One Chase Manhattan an Wall Street area below
That terrifying windowless Brutalist skyscrapper below is the AT&T Long Lines Building in real life located at 33 Thomas Street.
New York City Supreme Court at Foley Sq.
City Hall and Park Row
Between the towers you can catch a glimpse of St. Paul's Chapel at Vesey and Broadway.
Church Street is the one way street going north below running along the back side of St. Paul's Chapel and the east side of the World Trade Center Plaza
Busy Busy Busy as traffic going and coming from New Jersey occupies the Holland Tunnel.
Some shoreline apartments sitting on the Hudson River south of the World Financial Center Plaza
West Street Corridor
Little Italy: A neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italian Americans. Today the neighborhood consists of only a few Italian stores and restaurants. It is bounded on the west by Tribeca and Soho, on the south by Chinatown, on the east by the Bowery and Lower East Side, and on the north by Nolita.
Chinatown and Lower Eastside
Chinatown: A neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, bordering the Lower East Side to its east, Little Italy to its north, Civic Center to its south, and Tribeca to its west. With an estimated population of 90,000 to 100,000 people, Chinatown is home to the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere.[5] Manhattan's Chinatown is also one of the oldest Chinese ethnic enclaves.
Brooklyn Bridge: Construction on the Bridge was started in 1869 and was completed fourteen years later in 1883. It was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and the East River Bridge, but it was later dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge. However, it was not named as such until the city government passed a law to that effect in 1915. Over the years, the Brooklyn Bridge has undergone several reconfigurations; it formerly carried horse-drawn vehicles and elevated railway lines, but now carries vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic.
Night time shots of Lower Manhattan:
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