Manhattan: 48th Street - 6th Avenue, 1930–1936

1930; 1931; 1936

Manhattan: 48th Street - 6th Avenue

(1) 48th Street, north side, east from but not including Sixth Ave. In the foreground, houses are being demolished for the construction of Rockefeller Centre. In the background may be seen the skyscraper at 444 Madison Ave. and, to its right, the new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel nearing completion. May 27, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at a later date, further eastward and showing a closer view of the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas. March 28, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) Similar to No. 2, but at an earlier date. October 18, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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