1931

General view - [Manhattan - 13th Street - 7th Avenue (West).]

W. 13th Street, north side, west of Seventh Avenue, (general view northward). A photograph taken from a dwelling structure at the above location viewing up Seventh Avenue (at the right) and across W. 14th Street, to show tall structures built in the last several years, on and around Seventh Avenue. From left to right these are, the 19 story New York Telephone Co., Building (No. 206 W. 18th Street), the 18 story apartment house No. 90 Seventh Avenue (at the S.W. corner of W. 16th Street), the 18 story apartment house, No. 72 Seventh Avenue (S.W. corner of W. 15th Street) and the 18 story apartment house, No. 101 Seventh Avenue (N.E. corner of W. 16th Street across the latter appears the unfinished tower of the Empire State Building. To the left is the roof of the 7 story structure occupied by the publishing firm of Street and Smith (No. 79-89 Seventh Avenue). February 6, 1931 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection