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57th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Park Avenue: Todhunter Building, 1925

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Park Avenue: Todhunter Building

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street

    1926

  • General view - [Midtown Manhattan - Madison Avenue.], 1927

    General view - [Midtown Manhattan - Madison Avenue.]

    1927

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 57th Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - Park Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 57th Street - Park Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street (East)

    1936

  • East 57th Street - Park Avenue

    East 57th Street - Park Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 57th Street - Park Avenue, 1928

Photo 4 of 8 at 57th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 57th Street - Park Avenue

1928

57th Street, north side, west from Park Avenue. In the centre is the Central Presbyterian Church, which later this same year will be demolished for the erection of the Fuller Building. April 9, 1929. P.L. Sperr.

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