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Park Avenue & 48th Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1906 and 1956, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street, 1909

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street

    1909

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street (East), 1923

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street (East)

    1923

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street (East), 1924

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street (East)

    1924

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1937

  • Park Avenue #277 - 48th Street [interior courtyard], 1956-08-16

    Park Avenue #277 - 48th Street [interior courtyard]

    1956-08-16

  • Park Avenue #277 - 48th Street, 1956-08-16

    Park Avenue #277 - 48th Street

    1956-08-16

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1937

Photo 9 of 11 at Park Avenue & 48th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - Park Avenue

1937

(1) East 48th Street, north side, west from Park Ave. March 30, 1937. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, west from Vanderbilt Ave. Note the demolition at the N.E. corner of Madison Ave. March 30, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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