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East 52nd Street & 96th Avenue, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 96th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 96th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (East)

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (East)

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Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 96th Avenue, 1935

Photo 1 of 2 at East 52nd Street & 96th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 96th Avenue

1935

East 52nd Street at the East River, showing the River House (No. 435 East 52nd Street) as it extends from East 53rd Street (right) to East 52nd Street. It is a 26-story fashionable apartment hotel. Also shown (extreme left) is the Campanile, No. 448-450 East 52nd Street, south side, at the East River. Part of the East River is visible in the foreground. Autumn 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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