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West 54th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

39 historical photos taken here between 1859 and 1948, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street (West), 1859

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street (West)

    1859

  • Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue, 1865

    Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue

    1865

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1866

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1866

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street (West), 1885

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street (West)

    1885

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street (West), 1894

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street (West)

    1894

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1911

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912–1937

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1912; 1937

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1912

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1927

  • Fifth Avenue #681, 1930–1940

    Fifth Avenue #681

    1930; 1940

  • 677 Fifth Avenue - (53rd Street - 54th Street), 1930–1939

    677 Fifth Avenue - (53rd Street - 54th Street)

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 54th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 54th Street - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • 54th Street (East) - Fifth Avenue, north side, 1939-06-21

    54th Street (East) - Fifth Avenue, north side

    1939-06-21

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1939

  • Fifth Avenue #677, 1948-11-18

    Fifth Avenue #677

    1948-11-18

  • 12 East 54th Street (Madison Avenue - Fifth Avenue)

    12 East 54th Street (Madison Avenue - Fifth Avenue)

    Unknown

  • 11 West 54th Street - Fifth Avenue

    11 West 54th Street - Fifth Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1912

Photo 8 of 39 at West 54th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

1912

19 West 54th Street, north side, west of Fifth Ave. 1912.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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