1936

Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 42nd Street (East)

A general view northward from the Chanin Building at the S. W. corner of Lexington Avenue and E. 42nd Street, showing the Grand Central Zone of Manhattan. These three views form a panoramic arrangement depicting respectively Rockefeller City with its 70 storied R.C.A. Building, the Grand Central Building; and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The North (Hudson) River and its Jersey Highlands is on the left. To the center appears Central Park. Lexington Avenue is the thoroughfare running thru the center of No. 3. October 3, 1936 Views 1, 2 and 3 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection