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5th Avenue & 57th Street, Manhattan

49 historical photos taken here between 1880 and 1949, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1880

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1880

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1894

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street (West), 1895

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street (West)

    1895

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1910

  • No. 728 Chas. M. Morse - Mrs. C.P. Huntington - Mrs. Herman Oelrichs - No. 743 S.R. Guggenheim - East 58th St.], 1911

    No. 728 Chas. M. Morse - Mrs. C.P. Huntington - Mrs. Herman Oelrichs - No. 743 S.R. Guggenheim - East 58th St.]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1912

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1913

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1913

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1913–1941

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1913; 1941

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1916

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1916

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1919

  • Fifth Avenue - 57th Street, 1920–1929

    Fifth Avenue - 57th Street

    1920; 1929

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street (West)

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1928–1938

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1925–1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1925; 1929

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1906–1929

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1906; 1929

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1906–1929

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

    1906; 1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1930

  • Fifth Avenue - 57th Street, 1930–1939

    Fifth Avenue - 57th Street

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1931

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan (East side)., 1933

    General view - Midtown Manhattan (East side).

    1933

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan (East side)., 1933

    General view - Midtown Manhattan (East side).

    1933

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936–1937

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936; 1937

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936–1937

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936; 1937

  • 727 Fifth Avenue - East 57th Street, 1940–1949

    727 Fifth Avenue - East 57th Street

    1940; 1949

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1945

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1945

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 57th Street

    Unknown

  • 10 East 57th Street - Fifth Avenue

    10 East 57th Street - Fifth Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue, 1927

Photo 23 of 49 at 5th Avenue & 57th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 57th Street - 5th Avenue

1927

57th Street, south side, east from but not including Fifth Avenue. 1927. Ewing Galloway.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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