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Park Avenue & 34th Street, Manhattan

53 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1890

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1890

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1900

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1900

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1900

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1902

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1902

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1902

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1902

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1902

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1902

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1902

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1902

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1902

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1902

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

    1930

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).], 1931

    General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Southwest).], 1931

    General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Southwest).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).], 1931

    General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northwest).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northwest).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Park Avenue

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northwest).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northeast).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (North).]

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northwest).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Park Avenue - 34th Street (Northwest).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 4th Avenue

    1941

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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street, 1930

Photo 24 of 53 at Park Avenue & 34th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 34th Street

1930

Park Avenue, north from 34th Street, showing buildings along the east side, The old Robb mansion on the N. E. corner of 35th Street houses the Advertising Club, who occupied it early in 1923. Behind it may be seen the skeleton of the Town House apartments at 108 East 38th Street, under construction. In the right background rise the completed Chanin Building and the nearly completed Chrysler Building, on diagonally opposite corners of Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street. In the left background the New York Central Building, 230 Park Avenue at 46th Street, towers over the Grand Central Station. Early 1930. Ewing Galloway, Photographer.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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