From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: Charles G. Hine's 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway
Dublin Core
Title
From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: Charles G. Hine's 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway
Subject
Street
Description
Throughout 1905, amateur photographer C. G. Hine spent his free hours roaming the length of New York’s Broadway, capturing the architectural oddities, street people, and botanical life of that storied street. He assembled these remarkable photographs into a hand-made, three-volume album titled From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower.
Ten years ago, historian Nick Yablon stumbled upon the album in the collections of the New York Historical Society. He now brings the album to a wider public in a new photobook, published by Columbia University Press. Through a series of short essays accompanying each photograph, Yablon reveals how Hine recorded a street under threat from developers, reformers, and others seeking to refashion it.
Ten years ago, historian Nick Yablon stumbled upon the album in the collections of the New York Historical Society. He now brings the album to a wider public in a new photobook, published by Columbia University Press. Through a series of short essays accompanying each photograph, Yablon reveals how Hine recorded a street under threat from developers, reformers, and others seeking to refashion it.
Creator
Photographer: C. G. Hine
Author: Nick Yablon
Author: Nick Yablon
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Date
2026
Format
Paperback, hardback, and ebook.
Photobook Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
17.8 cm × 25.4 cm
Number of Pages
344
Number of images
150
Place of Publication
New York
ISBN
978-0-231-20353-1
Website
nickyablon.com
URL Link to project
skyscrapertowildflower.com
Collection
Citation
Nick Yablon, “From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: Charles G. Hine's 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed July 26, 2026, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/2231.