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Madison Avenue & 57th Street, Manhattan

25 historical photos taken here between 1912 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - Madison Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 57th Street - Madison Avenue

    1919

  • Madison Avenue - East 57th Street (looking northeast), 1925-05-19

    Madison Avenue - East 57th Street (looking northeast)

    1925-05-19

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - Madison Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 57th Street - Madison Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Vanderbilt Avenue - 48th Street (East), 1935

    Manhattan: Vanderbilt Avenue - 48th Street (East)

    1935

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Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street, 1929

Photo 19 of 25 at Madison Avenue & 57th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 57th Street

1929

Madison Avenue, at N. E. corner of 57th Street, and north showing New Fuller Building under construction. The low building on the right is the Anderson Art Galleries. February 11, 1929. Photograph by George A. Fuller Co. Gift of Walker & Gillette.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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