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General view - Midtown Manhattan - [East 50s.]
General View Midtown Manhattan, in the East 50's: View 1 is northeastward across Midtown Manhattan in the East 50's. On the right is the 444 Madison Avenue Building at 49th Street; on the extreme left are the twin spires of St. Patricks Cathedral; and in the center, under construction, is the 515 Madison Avenue Building at East 53rd Street. View 2 is a northwesterly direction showing the completed 515 Madison Avenue Building. In the background are buildings in the 59th Street-Fifth Avenue area. P. L. Sperr View 1: Summer, 1932 View 2: December, 1932
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection


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