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Madison Avenue & East 26th Street, Manhattan

41 historical photos taken here between 1870 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1870

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1870

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1870

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1870

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1875

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1875

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1890–1926

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1890; 1926

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1890

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1890

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1890–1926

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1890; 1926

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1900

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1900

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1900

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1900

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1900

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1900

  • Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue

    1900

  • Madison Square Apartments. Madison Avenue at Twenty-sixth Street., 1910-03

    Madison Square Apartments. Madison Avenue at Twenty-sixth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street, 1911

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street

    1911

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1912

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1912

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), ca. 1916

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    ca. 1916

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1924

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1924

  • Madison Avenue - 26th Street - 27th Street, 1924-06-11

    Madison Avenue - 26th Street - 27th Street

    1924-06-11

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1924-08-13

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1924-08-13

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1924–1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1924; 1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1924–1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1924; 1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1924–1927

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1924; 1927

  • Corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street, 1925

    Corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1925–1936

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1925; 1936

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue, 1926-07-09

    Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue

    1926-07-09

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1926-07-09

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1926-07-09

  • Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue, 1926-07-09

    Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue

    1926-07-09

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street, 1926-07-09

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street

    1926-07-09

  • Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 26th Street - Madison Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), ca. 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    ca. 1929

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Unknown

  • Madison Avenue (East 26th Street - East 27th Street)

    Madison Avenue (East 26th Street - East 27th Street)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Unknown

  • Madison Avenue - 26th Street

    Madison Avenue - 26th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East), 1890–1926

Photo 4 of 41 at Madison Avenue & East 26th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 26th Street (East)

1890; 1926

Madison Avenue at 26th Street, seen from Madison Square. The house with the flagpole, on the right, was once the Lawrence Jerome residence, and is now the University Club. Later it will house the Manhattan Club. Of principal interest, however, is the new Madison Square Garden at the left. For about twenty years before its erection, the first Madison Square Garden, which was once the New York Central station, occupied the site. Work was begun on the second Garden in 1889, and it opened on June 16, 1890. The figure of Diana is of special interest. This statue, by St. Gaudens, will be removed in September, 1892, and sent to Chicago for the World's Fair. A second statue will be made by St. Gaudens and placed on the tower in 1893, where it will remain until removed for the demolition of the building in 1925. About 1890. A copy of this view also occurs in a volume of Photographs of Madison Square Garden presenting a pictorial history of the structure. The volume is shelved in AZ

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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