1931

Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 6th Avenue

(1) West 51st Street, at, adjoining and east of the N.E. corner of Sixth Ave. (Elevated Line), as seen across clearance for Radio City and from .68 West 48th Street. Also shown (foreground) is 49th and 50th Streets. (70 story R.C.A. Building site) with its 3-story corner buildings. October 21, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) Another view, but not showing West 49th Street. The excavation shown on the east side of Sixth Ave., and between 50th and 51st Streets, will be the site of the 31-story R.K.O. Building and the 8-story International Music Hall. October 21, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) A similar angle and showing a more extensive view northward. October 21, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection