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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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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street, 1926

Photo 2 of 8 at 57th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 57th Street

1926

Park Avenue, east side, between 57th and 58th Streets, showing Ritz Tower apartment hotel, on N. E. corner of 57th Street, practically completed. The building on the N. E. corner of 58th Street is also fairly new, replacing two old Garages. Notice traffic signal tower at 57th Street, of type shortly to be discontinued. In right background is the Queensboro Bridge at 59th Street, and in the left background, dimly seen, the Hell Gate Bridge. 1926. Brown Brothers, Photographers.

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