1939

Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

E. 36th Street, north side, west from (No. 325, right) a point midway between First and Second Avenue and to the latter (left). Shown are St. Gabriel's Parochial School, its Hall and the New York Public Library branch building. To the right are two tenements bearing No's 323 and 325. All of these face the upper end of St. Gabriel's Park and will be found missing in June 1939, having been demolished (exclusive of the Library building) for the approach to the 38th Street tunnel. January 12, 1939 Somach Photo Service New York City Tunnel Authority

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection