1930

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 50th Street

(1) Park avenue, west side, from 50th to 51st Streets. Over the excavation in the foreground will rise the new WaldorfAstoria. March 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing more details of the Waldorf Astoria block being prepared for foundations. March 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, note railroad cars. This clearing uncovered part of the upper end of the Grand Central railroad yards; the cars in the foreground are directly underneath the site of the old Adams Express buildings. March 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection