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5th Avenue & 65th Street, Manhattan

22 historical photos taken here between 1911 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • No. 834 Frank J. Gould - No. 838 William Watts Sherman - No. 840 John Jacob Astor - No. 844 J. P. Morton], 1911

    No. 834 Frank J. Gould - No. 838 William Watts Sherman - No. 840 John Jacob Astor - No. 844 J. P. Morton]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    1920

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

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

    1924

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

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

    1924

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

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

    1924

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

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

    1924

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

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

    1924

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street, 1933–1938

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    1933; 1938

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Transverse roads [Transverse Road No.1]., 1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - Transverse roads [Transverse Road No.1].

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street, 1933–1938

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    1933; 1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Transverse roads [Transverse road No. 1]., 1936

    Manhattan: Central Park - Transverse roads [Transverse road No. 1].

    1936

  • Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Unknown

  • East 65th Street - Fifth Avenue

    East 65th Street - Fifth Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue #836

    Fifth Avenue #836

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Fifth Avenue - 65th Street, northeast corner

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street, 1933–1938

Photo 12 of 22 at 5th Avenue & 65th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 65th Street

1933; 1938

Fifth Avenue, at the N.E. corner of East 65th Street, showing at that location the Temple Emanu-El, erected here in 1927 on the former site of the John Jacob Astor mansion. The photographer is viewing same from the 65th Street lateral high-way thru Central Park. This organization was formerly located at the N.E. corner of Fifth Avenue and East 43rd Street in a synagogue erected in 1868. Their earlier meetings were held in the Grand Street Court-room (1845 to 1850). Subsequently they purchased a former church on Chrystie Street and remodelled same for their purpose (1850 to 1856). A Baptist church building on East 12th Street preceded the first - Fifth Avenue structure (1856 to 1868). View 1: May 21, 1933 View 2: April 23, 1938 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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