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5th Avenue & 43rd Street, Manhattan

62 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1899

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1899

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street, 1908

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1908

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1908

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1908

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1909

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1909

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1910

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1910

  • East 43rd St. - Temple Emanu-el - Harriman National Bank - East 44th St. - Delmonico's.], 1911

    East 43rd St. - Temple Emanu-el - Harriman National Bank - East 44th St. - Delmonico's.]

    1911

  • No. 504 Youngs Hats - West 43rd St. - No. 522 Sherry's caterers.], 1911

    No. 504 Youngs Hats - West 43rd St. - No. 522 Sherry's caterers.]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue and 43rd St., 1913-11-17

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue and 43rd St.

    1913-11-17

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 511 Fifth Avenue at 43rd St., 1916-01-27

    Manhattan: 511 Fifth Avenue at 43rd St.

    1916-01-27

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue at 43rd St., 1916-01-27

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue at 43rd St.

    1916-01-27

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1916

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1916

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1916

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1916

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1916

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1916

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1918

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1918

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1922

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1924

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street - 5th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 44th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street.

    1938

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1968

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    1968

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1968

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - 44th Street, northwest corner

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 44th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 43rd Street

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue #531 - 44th Street, northeast corner

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1940

Photo 50 of 62 at 5th Avenue & 43rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

1940

View 1; West 44th Street : south side former site of Hippodrome at south east corner adjoining the Royalton Hotel, extending to 43rd Street. June 17, 1940. View 3; West 44th Street, and 6th Avenue at south east corner showing former site of New York Hippodrome. June 17, 1940. View 2; West 44th Street, and westwards across 6th Avenue showing clearing on south east corner former side of Hippodrome. P.L.Speer. May 1940.

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