1939

Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

E. 36th Street, east from Second Avenue, showing mainly the northwesterly corner of St. Gabriel's Park, viewed southwestward. Across same appears the New York Steam Co. plant (First Avenue) and buildings on the south side of E. 35th Street. To the left is St. Gabriel's Parochial School and a row of tenements, all of which are to be demolished for the 38th Street tunnel approach. January 8, 1939 Somach Photo Service New York City Tunnel Authority

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection