Skip to main content
VVestiges of New York49,000+ historical photos
MapBrowseAboutGet the iPhone app (opens the App Store)
  1. Browse /
  2. Manhattan /
  3. This place

West 78th Street & West End Avenue, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1908 and 1923, oldest first.

See this spot on the map

Photos

  • The Orienta, 302-306 West 79th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    The Orienta, 302-306 West 79th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • The Orienta, 302-306 West Seventy-ninth Street., 1910-03

    The Orienta, 302-306 West Seventy-ninth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: 78th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 78th Street (West) - West End Avenue

    1912

  • No. 375 West End Avenue. Southwest Corner Seventy-eighth Street., 1913

    No. 375 West End Avenue. Southwest Corner Seventy-eighth Street.

    1913

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 78th Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 78th Street (West)

    1923

Stand where these photos were taken

The free OldNYC app for iPhone centers the map on you and shows the historical photos taken closest to where you are.
Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)
QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store

Or scan with your iPhone

Nearby places

  • West 79th Street & West End Avenue, Manhattan (2 photos)
  • Riverside Drive & 78th Street, Manhattan (7 photos)
  • West 77th Street & West End Avenue, Manhattan (4 photos)
  • Lasanno Court, 307-313 West Seventy-ninth Street, Manhattan (2 photos)
  • Riverside Drive & 79th Street, Manhattan (58 photos)
  • Broadway & 79th Street, Manhattan (4 photos)
  • Riverside Drive & 77th Street, Manhattan (3 photos)
  • Riverside Drive & 76th Street, Manhattan (4 photos)

Explore

  • Map
  • Browse by place
  • Browse by decade

Boroughs

  • Manhattan
  • Brooklyn
  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Staten Island

About

  • About and contact
  • Privacy

Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

OldNYC for iPhone

Find the historical photos taken closest to where you stand.

Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store
The Orienta, 302-306 West Seventy-ninth Street., 1910-03

Photo 2 of 5 at West 78th Street & West End Avenue, Manhattan

The Orienta, 302-306 West Seventy-ninth Street.

1910-03

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

See this spot on the mapView on NYPL Digital Collections (opens in a new tab)

See this photo in high resolution

Zoom into the full-resolution scan in the OldNYC app for iPhone with OldNYC Supporter ($4.99). The free app also centers the map on you, so you can find the photos taken closest to where you stand.
Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)
QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store

Or scan with your iPhone