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59th Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

38 historical photos taken here between 1892 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Central Park - West Drive., 1892

    Manhattan: Central Park - West Drive.

    1892

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West, 1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West

    1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West, 1901

    Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West

    1901

  • Gainsborough Studios, nos. 222-224 West Fifty-ninth Street, between Seventh Avenue and Broadway, facing Central Park., 1910-03

    Gainsborough Studios, nos. 222-224 West Fifty-ninth Street, between Seventh Avenue and Broadway, facing Central Park.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Seventh Avenue #1842-44, 5-25-1920

    Seventh Avenue #1842-44

    5-25-1920

  • Seventh Avenue #1840, 1920-06-12

    Seventh Avenue #1840

    1920-06-12

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920–1921

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920; 1921

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920–1921

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920; 1921

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway, 1927

    Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway

    1927

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Drive., 1928

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Drive.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1931

  • Manhattan: Central Park entrance at Columbus Circle.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - West Drive.

    1933

  • Seventh Avenue #1858-60 - 113th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway, 1929–1938

Photo 33 of 38 at 59th Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway

1929; 1938

1 & 2 Central Park West (right) and Broadway (left), north from Columbus Circle (W. 59th St.), showing buildings to the west of Central Park. The latter is at the right and the entrance to same partially shown. Note the Maine Monument there. The triangular two-story structure in the center is the American Circle Building. This divides the thoroughfares and stands on the former site of the old Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station. To the rear of same is W. 60th Street. North of this and facing the Park is the Mayflower Hotel (erected 1921). The twin-towered Century Apartments shown in view 2, replaced the old Century Theatre, a portion of which appears in the earlier photo. Geographically, Central Park West, is Eighth Avenue, an identity it resumes, south of this point, and north of 110th Street. P. L. Sperr March 11, 1929 March 19, 1938

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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