Know the Name of the Building?
Things You Should Know
- Currently you cannot search for an exact street address and pull up a photograph for the vast majority of buildings. This collection only contains information at the block level.
- Some photographs have been lost and you may not be able to locate the one you are looking for. This collection was publicly available at City Hall and used as a research tool by the public for decades. Over that time, many photographs have gone missing, including entire sections of some neighborhoods. (see the list of known missing sections).
Find a Building Using Maps
- Using the City Map page of this website, locate your district on the map, click it and follow the link to the appropriate District Map page.
- Zoom into the District Map to locate the block you are looking for. Make note of the number that appears on your block.
- Find and click the link to your Block Folder number on the side of the page.
- On the Block Folder page, zoom and pan around the image to locate the building you are looking for.
Find a Building Using Search
- Identify the closest cross-streets to the building you are trying to locate
- Visit the Search By Cross-Street page
- Begin typing the name of one street in each box and select the appropriate suggested names
- This search will yield between 3 or 4 block folders. Use the description of each folder to identify the ones most likely to contain the building you are looking for.
- On the Block Folder page, zoom and pan around the image to locate the building you are looking for.
Order a Copy of a Building Image
if you would like to own a high-resolution, digital version of a specific building image, please fill out the form at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx