1929

General view - East 34th Street - Northwest.

A general view northwestward from the Harriet Hubbard Ayer Building at No. 321 E. 34th Street, north side, between First and Second Avenue, showing skyscrapers of the 42nd Street - Midtown area of Manhattan. From left to right (across the three views) they are: the 10 East 40th Street Building; the Lefcourt - Colonial Building (under construction); the Lincoln Building; the Chanin Building; and the Chrysler Building, (under construction). In the foreground is the Second Avenue "El" with a corner of St. Gabriels Park on the easterly side and tenements to the west. September 10, 1929. Views 1,2 and 3 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection