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Rockefeller Plaza & West 49th Street, Manhattan

25 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 50th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 50th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 50th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 50th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 50th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 50th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane, 1932

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane

    1932

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1932–1933

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane, 1932

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane

    1932

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane, 1932

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane

    1932

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1932–1933

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1932–1933

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - Rockefeller Plaza, 1934

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - Rockefeller Plaza

    1934

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane, 1939

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane

    1939

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane, 1939

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Tieman's Lane

    1939

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Banks

    Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - Banks

    Unknown

  • 14 West 49th Street - 1 Rockefeller Plaza

    14 West 49th Street - 1 Rockefeller Plaza

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West), 1938

Photo 18 of 25 at Rockefeller Plaza & West 49th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Rockefeller Plaza - 49th Street (West)

1938

Rockefeller Plaza, at the N.W. corner of West 49th Street (left), showing the R. C. A. Building gardens. April 24, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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