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Madison Avenue & East 23rd Street, Manhattan

38 historical photos taken here between 1894 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street, 1894

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street, 1894

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - Madison Avenue, 1899–1924

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - Madison Avenue

    1899; 1924

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - Madison Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - Madison Avenue

    1900

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1905

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1905

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908–1914

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908; 1914

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908–1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908; 1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908–1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908; 1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908–1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908; 1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908–1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908; 1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908–1914

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908; 1914

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1908

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1909

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1909

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1909

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1909

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1909

  • General view - [Manhattan - 23rd Street - Madison Avenue (South).], 1909

    General view - [Manhattan - 23rd Street - Madison Avenue (South).]

    1909

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1909

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1909

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1909

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1924–1940

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1924; 1940

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1926

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1926

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1936–1938

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1936; 1938

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1936; 1938

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Madison Square Park

    1945

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street

    Unknown

  • General View - Manhattan - Aerial view - Madison Avenue - East 23rd Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1908

Photo 13 of 38 at Madison Avenue & East 23rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

1908

Madison Avenue, east side, from E. 23rd (right) to 24th Streets, showing the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. tower under construction at the S. E. corner of the latter point. Upon this site formerly stood the old (1854) Madison Square Presbyterian Church. In the deal for this property the Insurance Co. undertook the replacement of same. That appears at the lower left location. Subsequently (about 1928) this will be replaced by an office building. This in turn (after 1940) will be razed and the site form a corner of a block square structure. Views 1 and 2 bear no date; No. 3 being photographed October 10, 1908. Note in the earlier photos the Taft and Sherman banner suspended over E. 23rd Street. In the background is the East River and its Greenpoint shore. 1908 Gift of Urbrock Collection C1- NEG #3637 C2- NEG #3638 C3- NEG #3639

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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