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5th Avenue & 26th Street, Manhattan

29 historical photos taken here between 1888 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1888

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1888

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1893

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1893

  • Manhattan: 26th Street - 5th Avenue, 1898

    Manhattan: 26th Street - 5th Avenue

    1898

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1902

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1902

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1905

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1905

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1907

  • Metropolitan Life Ins. Building - Long Beach Estates - Brentanos, books - No. 233, Pickslay & Co., 1911

    Metropolitan Life Ins. Building - Long Beach Estates - Brentanos, books - No. 233, Pickslay & Co.

    1911

  • No. 200-202, Berlitz School - Mark Cross - Cafe Martin - No. 224], 1911

    No. 200-202, Berlitz School - Mark Cross - Cafe Martin - No. 224]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1912-07-07

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1912-07-07

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1912-07-07

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1912-07-07

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1914

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 26th Street - 5th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 26th Street - 5th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 26th Street - 5th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 26th Street - 5th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1931

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Washington Bicentennial series, No. 1., 1932

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Washington Bicentennial series, No. 1.

    1932

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Washington Bicentennial series, No. 1., 1932

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Washington Bicentennial series, No. 1.

    1932

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Washington Bicentennial series, No. 1., 1932

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Washington Bicentennial series, No. 1.

    1932

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (West) - 5th Avenue., 1936

    Manhattan: 26th Street (West) - 5th Avenue.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 26th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 26th and 27th Streets], 1968

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 26th and 27th Streets]

    1968

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Manhattan: 26th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1902

Photo 6 of 29 at 5th Avenue & 26th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

1902

Fifth Avenue at S.W. corner of 26th Street, showing Café Martin, a famous restaurant, which at the time of this picture has only recently taken this building over from Delmonico's. It will be demolished in 1912 to make room for a modern office building. The building which has just been demolished will be replaced by the 12-story Cross Chambers building (Mark Cross & Co.). See the oversize pictures of this block in 1902 and 1912. In the right background is shown the St. James Building at Broadway and 26th Street, on the site of the old St. James Hotel. [Sic- it's the Townsend Building in right background. St. James Bldg is NW cr 25th & B'way.] April 1902. Ewing Galloway, Photographer.

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