St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City – 1965

Here is a cool vintage photo of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City from 1965. While unlabeled other then New York City, I figured the church was unique enough that I could find it. And I did a few minutes later with help from this little blog post.

Construction on St. Patrick’s Cathedral started in 1858 but was stopped during the American Civil War. Construction resumed at the end of the war in 1865, but was not finished for another thirteen years. It was slightly enlarged in 1927 and again in 1931. At this time the organ was installed. As of the time of this post, the church is in year two of a three year, $177 million dollar, restoration.