1933

Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

(1) West 48th Street, north side, west from Fifth to Sixth Aves. Shown is the parking lot at the rear of the new R.K.O. (center) Theatre, between 48th and 49th (also shown on the right) Streets. May 15, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) A view mainly of the new theatre, which was known for awhile as "Roxys"; to-day (1937) being "The Center". May 15, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, at an earlier date. (West 48th Street is the thoroughfare on the left), before the new buildings appearing in view No. 1 were erected. The cleared areas are part of the Rockefeller Center development, shown in completed form in views 1 and 2. Also shown is a portion of the Sixth Ave. Elevated and its 50th Street station, as well as an extended view of the neighboring area in a westerly direction. July 11, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection