1936

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 49th Street (West)

Fifth Ave., between West 49th (left) and 52nd (right) Streets, and showing mainly Rockefeller Center and westward to the Hudson River as seen from No. 444 Madison Ave. In the foreground appears the roof of Saks Department Store with the spires of St. Patrick's adjoining. Units of the afore mentioned Radio City are, La Maison Francaise, British Empire Building, 45 storied International Building, 31 storied R.K.O. Building (8 storied International Music Hall at its rear), 70 storied R.C.A. Building and the 8 storied R.K.O. Theatre (also known as Roxy's and Center). 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Writers Project.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection