Horse-drawn drays, early automobiles and trolley cars roll by as men walk about in this view of Madison Square.
It's within my walking neighborhood, so as I look at this picture, showing the enormous changes since this movie was shot, I try to identify the placement of the camera. It seems to have been shot from about 23rd Street on what is now the west side of Madison Square Park, facing westsouthwest, with the view towards The only landmark I can identify is the Western Union Building, a red-brick-faced building on the southwest corner. The famous Flatiron Building, the subject of other films, is not in sight.