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Rockefeller Plaza & West 48th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 48th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 48th Street (West)

    1932

  • 48th Street (East) #10-14

    48th Street (East) #10-14

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  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 48th Street (West)

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 48th Street (West)

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Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 48th Street (West), 1932

Photo 1 of 3 at Rockefeller Plaza & West 48th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 48th Street (West)

1932

Rockefeller Plaza, (center foreground and not constructed) from West 48th (left margin) to 51st (right margin) Street's, showing the development of the new midtown center. Prominent in the middle is the 70-story R.C.A. Building. To the left and right respectively are R.K.O. Centre Theatre and the 31-story R.K.O. Building and the International Music Hall. All of these structures front on Sixth Avenue on their far sides, and are viewed westward across Fifth Avenue. The photographer's vantage point is the 40-storied structure, No. 444 Madison Avenue that is to the rear of Saks Fifth Avenue Department Store. At the top appears a glimpse of the North (Hudson) River and its Jersey shore. 1932 Gift of Rockefeller Center Publicity Department

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