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Broadway & West 58th Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here in 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - Broadway, 1939

    Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 58th and 59th Streets, 1939

    Manhattan: Broadway - 58th and 59th Streets

    1939

  • Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - Broadway, 1939

    Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 58th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: Broadway - 58th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 58th and 59th Streets, 1939

    Manhattan: Broadway - 58th and 59th Streets

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 58th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: Broadway - 58th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 58th Street

    Manhattan: Broadway - 58th Street

    Unknown

  • Broadway - West 58th Street

    Broadway - West 58th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Broadway - 58th and 59th Streets, 1939

Photo 5 of 8 at Broadway & West 58th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 58th and 59th Streets

1939

Broadway, south from Columbus Circle, showing at the left the 2-story taxpayer that is to be removed. This occupies the easterly frontage from Central Park South (59th Street) to W. 58th Street. The Herald-Tribune of January 21, 1940 carried a full account of the proposed apartment buildings that are to be erected here. Towering above same is the 20-story U. S. Rubber Co. Building, No. 1784 Broadway. To the right are the Arcade and Fisk Buildings. Separating these towering structures is W. 57th Street. Note the shadowy outline of the Empire State Building in the line of Broadway. May 21, 1939 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

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