Civic Center in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph Pulitizer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011

1. Joseph Pulitizer Marker

Inscription. Near this spot stood
The New York World Building
whose publisher
Joseph Pulitzer
upheld the highest traditions
of American journalism.
* * *
An immigrant,
he rose to fame and fortune
and never in the process
lost the common touch.
1954

Erected 1954.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 40° 42.773′ N, 74° 0.292′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Civic Center. It can be reached from Centre Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the northeastern end of City Hall Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10279, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Horace Greeley (here, next to this marker); The Rotunda (a few steps from this marker); First Almshouse (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall Park Burial Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Brooklyn Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Interment Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Provost Prison (within shouting distance of this marker); Surrogates Court (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Also see . . .
1. Joseph Pulitzer. Official NYC Parks description (Submitted on February 24, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Joseph Pulitzer. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on April 11, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011

2. Joseph Pulitizer Marker

Marker in City Hall Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011

3. Marker in City Hall Park

The Joseph Pulitizer marker is seen here inside the fence, at the foot of a statue of Horace Greeley.

Joseph Pulitzer, 1847-1911, Publisher of the New York World image. Click for full size.

Image courtesy of Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

4. Joseph Pulitzer, 1847-1911, Publisher of the New York World

City Hall and World Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Detroit Publishing Company, circa 1905

5. City Hall and World Building

This photo, courtesy of the Library of Congress, shows City Hall (left) and the New York World Building (right), sometime prior to 1905. Built in 1890, the New York World Building was New York City's tallest building for five years. It was demolished in 1955.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on March 31, 2011. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.