With some photos, you can almost hear the hubbub of the hurly-burly going on in the frame. This circa 1920s shot shows us a packed and busy Broadway with cars and pedestrians and streetcars all contributing to cacophony of klaxons and bells. With one little stop/go semaphore traffic signal controlling this intersection (I’m guessing it’s 2^nd Street because of the “Spear’s” sign on the left) no wonder those cars appear to be jamming up the works.