1931

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 48th Street

Park Avenue, east side, looking north from 48th Street, showing the new Waldorf-Astoria, on the east side between 49th and 50th Streets, opening October first. Below it, between 48th and 49th Streets, stands the Park Lane (1929); above, at 51st Street, is the Ambassador (1920), and at 57th Street the Ritz Towers (1926). The Queensboro Bridge is visible in right background. September 1931. International News Photos. Ng. 2031

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection