1939; 1940

Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

East 37th Street, at Second Avenue, as photographed across the plaza entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. This is south of the street; the buildings being on the north side of same. The "El" line is upon the Avenue. In the background are the skyscrapers constituting the 42nd Street-Grand Central zone. The photographer is viewing northwestward from East 36th Street, and is standing almost on the site of the former St. Gabriels R. C. Church and School. October 11, 1939 September 21, 1940 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection