1928; 1930; 1931

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 40th Street

(1) Park Avenue, west side, from 40th to 42nd Streets, including two buildings on the S.W. corner of 40th Street which will be demolished in October 1931. The old Murray Hill Hotel is shown in the block from 40th to 41st Streets and the Hotel Belmont (1906-1931) in the block above it, as they appeared before the Lincoln Building was erected alongside the Belmont at 60 East 42nd Street. At 40th Street may be seen a traffic signal tower of the type in use from about 1925 to 1928. February 6, 1928. P. L. Sperr, Photographer. (2) The same, but a closer view not showing the S.W. corner of 40th Street, taken after the erection of the Lincoln Building and before the demolition of the Hotel Belmont (1906-31). December 13, 1930. P. L. Sperr, Photographer. (3) The same, showing the clearing on the S.W. corner of 40th Street, and the view of the Hotel Biltmore, on Vanderbilt Avenue from 43rd to 44th Streets, made possible by the demolition of the Hotel Belmont in the block north of the Murray Hill Hotel. December 2, 1931. P. L. Sperr, Photographer.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection