General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s and 50s.

1927

General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s and 50s.

General View Midtown New York, East 40's and 50's: View 1 shows the Grand Central area, looking southwestward across the roof of the Grand Central Railroad terminal. The buildings shown are the Hotel Commodore (left), the Pershing Square Building and a corner of the Hotel Belmont (right). View 2 is northeastward from East 50th street and Lexington Ave across the area in the E. 50's toward the Queensboro Bridge. P. L. Sperr View 1: October 11, 1927 View 2: May 3, 1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection