1860

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 23rd Street

Fifth Avenue & Broadway, north from 23rd Street, showing an early view of this portion of the Madison Square locale. The latter is on the right bordered by Fifth Avenue. The triangular plot holding the Worth Monument separates this from Broadway. At the left margin is the old Fifth Avenue Hotel. In the background are two church spires, that on the left being the Broadway Tabernacle (Sixth Avenue & 34th St.) and the Marble Collegiate Dutch Church (Fifth Ave, & 29th St.) being on the right. About 1860's American Studio, photo 87 Nassau St, NYC Gift of Urbrock Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection