1916

Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

55 West 23rd Street, north side, est of Sixth Avenue, showing the Eden Wax Museum prior to demolition. This houses a collection of wax reproductions, some of which are meritorious as works of art. Secondarily it is a concert hall and variety house. The signs advertise cinemacolor and cinematography, nature's mirror, everything in the world reflected in natural color pictures. This structure was demolished between 1916 and 1920. Bets. 1916-20 Gift of Urbrock Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection