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5th Avenue & 58th Street, Manhattan

180 historical photos taken here between 1860 and 1972, oldest first.

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  • General View - Manhattan - Aerial View - Grand Army Plaza - Fifth Avenue - Central Park South, 1860–1920

    General View - Manhattan - Aerial View - Grand Army Plaza - Fifth Avenue - Central Park South

    1860; 1920

  • Manhattan: Central Park - 58th Street - 59th Street, 1870

    Manhattan: Central Park - 58th Street - 59th Street

    1870

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street, 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street, 1892

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1892

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street, 1892

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1892

  • Grand dining room, 1893

    Grand dining room

    1893

  • Lobby, 1893

    Lobby

    1893

  • Louis XVI parlor, 1893

    Louis XVI parlor

    1893

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 60th Street, 1894

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 60th Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street, 1894

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street, 1894

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue, 1895

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1895

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Sailboat Pool, 1900

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Sailboat Pool

    1900

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 59th and 60th Streets], 1903

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 59th and 60th Streets]

    1903

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Entrances - The Sherman monument., 1905

    Manhattan: Central Park - Entrances - The Sherman monument.

    1905

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1908

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1908

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond., 1909

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1909

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond., 1909

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1909

  • The Biltmore and The Blenheim. 56-62 West Fifty-eighth Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues., 1910-03

    The Biltmore and The Blenheim. 56-62 West Fifty-eighth Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Cliffs; Essex House; Metropolitan Club; Netherlands Hotel; Plaza Hotel., 1910–1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - Cliffs; Essex House; Metropolitan Club; Netherlands Hotel; Plaza Hotel.

    1910; 1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Cliffs; Essex House; Metropolitan Club; Netherlands Hotel; Plaza Hotel., 1910–1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - Cliffs; Essex House; Metropolitan Club; Netherlands Hotel; Plaza Hotel.

    1910; 1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Green., 1910

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Green.

    1910

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue, 1910–1937

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1910; 1937

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue, 1910–1937

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1910; 1937

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Cliffs; Essex House; Metropolitan Club; Netherlands Hotel; Plaza Hotel.

    1910; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1910; 1937

  • West 57th St. - Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt - Hotel Plaza - West 59th St.]

    1911

  • Metropolitan Club - Madison trust Co. - Park & Tilford, fancy groceries - Hotel Netherland]

    1911

  • East 58th St. - Plaza Bank - Ramsdell Drug & Co. - Hotel Savoy - Netherland Hotel]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 60th Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 60th Street (East)

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1915

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Miscellaneous.

    1920; 1923

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Miscellaneous.

    1920; 1923

  • Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Miscellaneous.

    1920; 1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1923

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Miscellaneous.

    1924

  • Manhattan: Central Park - [View of the Arsenal Building.]

    1924

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1924

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Miscellaneous.

    1924

  • Manhattan: Central Park - [View of the Arsenal Building.]

    1924

  • Manhattan: Central Park - [View of the Arsenal Building.]

    1924

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Miscellaneous.

    1924

  • Manhattan: Central Park - [View of the Arsenal Building.]

    1924

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Miscellaneous.

    1924

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1925; 1937

  • Manhattan: 58th Street - 5th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1927; 1961

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: Central Park entrance at Columbus Circle.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake.

    1928; 1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake.

    1928; 1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake.

    1928; 1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: 58th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Central Park - 5th Avenue - 60th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street (West)

    1929

  • Manhattan: 58th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1930

  • Fifth Avenue - 59th Street - 58th Street, looking south

    1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1930

  • Fifth Avenue - 59th Street - 58th Street, looking south

    1930; 1940

  • 767 Fifth Avenue - East 58th Street

    1930; 1939

  • Fifth Avenue - 59th Street - 58th Street, looking south

    1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Sailboat Pool

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1930

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1930

  • Fifth Avenue - 59th Street - 58th Street, looking south

    1930; 1940

  • Fifth Avenue - 60th Street - 64th Street, looking northeast

    1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1930

  • Fifth Avenue - 59th Street - 58th Street, looking south

    1930; 1940

  • Fifth Avenue - 59th Street - 58th Street, looking south

    1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Sailboat Pool

    1930; 1936

  • Fifth Avenue - 60th Street looking north

    1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake.

    1931; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake.

    1931; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake.

    1931; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 5th Avenue

    1931

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal Events - Beer Parade.

    1932

  • Statues - Pulitzer Fountain - East 59th Street - Fifth Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Harlem Mere.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1933

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - N. R. A. [National Recovery Administration] Parade, No. 1-3.

    1933

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - N. R. A. [National Recovery Administration] Parade, No. 1-3.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond

    1933

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - N. R. A. [National Recovery Administration] Parade, No. 1-3.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - [General view] from Rockefeller Center, Radio City.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street (West)

    1936

  • Celebrations - Sons of Erin march in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.

    1936; 1936-03

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1936

  • General view - [Midtown Manhattan - Rockefeller Plaza from R.C.A. Building.]

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: Columbus Circle - Between Central Park West and Central Park South - [59th Street (West).]

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 60th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1937

  • Recreation and hobbies - Miscellaneous - Children.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1937

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Pond.

    1937

  • Recreation and hobbies - Miscellaneous - Children.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Cliffs.

    1938

  • Transportation - Horse-drawn open barouche.

    1938

  • Manhattan: Central Park entrance at Grand Army Plaza.

    1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Cliffs.

    1938

  • Transportation - [A horse drawn open barouche in Central Park.]

    1938

  • Transportation - Horse-drawn open barouche.

    1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 60th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1938

  • 767 Fifth Avenue - East 58th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 59th Street

    1945

  • 4 East 58th Street - Fifth Avenue

    1947-10-27

  • General View - Manhattan - Grand Army Plaza

    1947

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    1968

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - Between 58th and 59th Streets

    1972

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • Parks - Central Park

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 58th Street - 5th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Central Park entrance.

    Unknown

  • Central Park. Looking across Central Park from Fifth Ave.

    Unknown

  • Parks - Central Park - looking west from Fifth Avenue apartment

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - Between 58th and 59th Streets

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn - Grand Army Plaza

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - Between 58th and 59th Streets

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [58th and 59th Streets]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • General view - Midtown.

    Unknown

  • Central Park from Central Park South.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Central Park - [Arsenal Building on 5th Avenue.]

    Unknown

  • Central Park South - 5th Avenue - Broadway

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • Central Park looking east up Fifth Ave.

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Central Park - [View of the Arsenal Building.], 1924

Photo 53 of 180 at 5th Avenue & 58th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Central Park - [View of the Arsenal Building.]

1924

Central Park: A set of 4 views of the Arsenal under reconstruction as photographed in an northeastward direction to show the rear and south walls. On the right are frame buildings of the old Menagerie. Apartment structures across the background are on the eastern confine of the Park: Fifth Ave. January 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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