Park Row, New York City, 1912

It was the tallest office building in the world from 1899-1908 and was one of the first structures to be called a “skyscraper”. Built with 950 separate offices each with a capacity for 4 people. The average work day is thought to have had 25,000 people pass through the building. It was part of what was then known as “Newpaper Row” which was the centre of the newspaper industry for 80 years since 1840.

(Image via Library of Congress)