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Madison Avenue & 46th Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1870 and 1979, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street, 1870–1979

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street

    1870; 1979

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street, 1870–1979

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street

    1870; 1979

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street (East)

    1909

  • Manhattan: Vanderbilt Avenue - 46th Street., 1935

    Manhattan: Vanderbilt Avenue - 46th Street.

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street, 1870–1979

Photo 1 of 4 at Madison Avenue & 46th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 46th Street

1870; 1979

Ritz-Carlton Hotel Warren & Wetmore, Architects M. Reist & Company, Inc., Builders 481 West 43rd St., New York Among other buildings erected: William C. Gillette Residence John P. McGowan Residence Henry C. Frick Residence John C. Gibbons Hotel Pennsylvania Hotel Astor Hotel Martinique Hotel St. George Hotel Bossert Harvard College New York University

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