Images Dated 23rd June 2020

The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building (originally the Municipal Building

The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building (originally the Municipal Building and later known as the Manhattan Municipal Building) is a 40-story, 180m building at 1 Centre Street in Manhattan, New York City, near Centre Street's intersection with Chambers Street. Build 1909-1914 - architect William M. Kendall. Date: circa 1920

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

The Palazzo Pazzi (Palazzo della Congiura or Palazzo Pazzi-Quaratesi

The Palazzo Pazzi (Palazzo della Congiura or Palazzo Pazzi-Quaratesi) - a Renaissance-style palace in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The architect of the palace was Giuliano da Maiano, though it has in the past been attributed to Michelozzo di Bartolomeo or Filippo Brunelleschi (as ascribed on this postcard). The Pazzi arms (top left) are attributed to Donatello. The Scoppio del Carro ("Explosion of the Cart") is also shown (lower left) - a folk tradition of Florence. On Easter Sunday, a cart, packed full of fireworks and other pyrotechnics, is lit and provides a historic spectacle in the civic life of the city. Date: 1902

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection