New York City Skyline: A Time Lapse

In my last post, I showed how the skyline in Times Square has specifically changed over the course of 100 years. In the below video, you can see how the skyline for a broader view of Manhattan has changed.

This video was taken from the inside of an elevator at 1 World Trade Center. The animated clip recreates the development that has occurred to the New York City skyline, beginning at the 1500's. You can see that the whole of Manhattan, not just Times Square, has made immense progress. Videos like this are always a good reminder that Manhattan has not always been the "City That Never Sleeps". Watching this time lapse is a good way to put such progress into perspective.