1975

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

(1) West 48th Street, north side, between Fifth and Sixth Aves., as viewed from 580 Fifth Ave. Also shown are the rears of Nos. 6-14 West 49th Street. To-day (1937) these are all that remain; the others having been demolished recently and the site occupied by a 45-story office building. July 11, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, 1 year later. Note already the nearly completed R.K.O. Theatre Building, at the western end of the parking lot. Skeletal frame work shown will evolve into the 70-story R.C.A. Building. June 8, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same as No. 2, but more inclusive, and showing a further view westward. June 8, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection