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5th Avenue & 50th Street, Manhattan

142 historical photos taken here between 1881 and 1951, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1881

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1881

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1894

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1895

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1895

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West), 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West)

    1900

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street, 1903

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1903

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1907

  • 636 Fifth Avenue, Southwest corner of Fifty-first Street., 1910-03

    636 Fifth Avenue, Southwest corner of Fifty-first Street.

    1910-03

  • St. Patrick Cathedral - East 51st St. - Union Club - No. 647 Robert Goelet], 1911

    St. Patrick Cathedral - East 51st St. - Union Club - No. 647 Robert Goelet]

    1911

  • West 50th St. - Joseph, importer - Crichton, Experts in Old English silver - No. 640 Henry Clay Frick.], 1911

    West 50th St. - Joseph, importer - Crichton, Experts in Old English silver - No. 640 Henry Clay Frick.]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912-12-11

    Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912-12-11

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1913

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1913

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1913

    Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1913

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1913

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1913

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1918-12-11

    Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1918-12-11

  • Fifth Avenue - 50th Street looking north, 1920–1929

    Fifth Avenue - 50th Street looking north

    1920; 1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1922

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1922

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1922

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Murphy Funeral., 1924-04

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Murphy Funeral.

    1924-04

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1924

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Murphy Funeral., 1924-04

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Murphy Funeral.

    1924-04

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Murphy Funeral., 1924-04

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Murphy Funeral.

    1924-04

  • Fifth Avenue - 50th Street, 1924-04-29

    Fifth Avenue - 50th Street

    1924-04-29

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street, 1928–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West), 1928–1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West)

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street, 1928–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West)

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Fifth Avenue - West 50th Street

    1930; 1939

  • 645 Fifth Avenue - East 51st Street

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (South) - 5th Avenue.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (East)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1929; 1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1929; 1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    1929; 1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1933; 1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1933

  • General view - Between 5th and 6th Avenues - East.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

    1933; 1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Southwest.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1933

  • General view - Between 5th and 6th Avenues - North.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane

    1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane

    1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street (West)

    1940

  • 645 Fifth Avenue - East 51st Street

    1940; 1949

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    1941

  • Celebrations - St. Patrick's Day Parade.

    1942; 1942-03

  • Celebrations - St. Patrick's Day Parade.

    1942; 1942-03

  • Fifth Avenue - 51st Street, northwest corner -

    1951-08-14

  • 51st Street (East) #1

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 50th Street

    Unknown

  • General View - Manhattan - Aerial view - Fifth Avenue - 50th Street - looking west

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - East 50th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 5th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 51st Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue, 1932–1933

Photo 102 of 142 at 5th Avenue & 50th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 51st Street - 5th Avenue

1932; 1933

(1) 51st Street, at Fifth Ave., and showing the R.C.A. Building under construction. On the left appears a portion of St. Patrick's Cathedral. November 13, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. on the right appears No. 640 Fifth Ave., a 3-story mansion at the N.W. corner of West 51st Street. November 13, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same as No. 2, but at a later date. May 15, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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