Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1939

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 12th Street (West)

Sixth Avenue, north from West 12th Street, showing demolition of the old "El" line. At the left are low buildings that extend across 13th to 14th Streets. On the right is the 10-story utilitarian structure occupying the 13th to 14th Street frontage and which was formerly the business establishment of R. H. Macy, department store retailer. To the left is the towering Empire State Building. February 19, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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