Manhattan: 40th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1940

Manhattan: 40th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

East 40th Street, west from First Avenue. At the right is the retaining wall of Tudor City. This is built on a bluff that was formerly known as Corcoran's Roost. In the background are the Lefcourt-Colonial, Lincoln and Chanin Buildings. July 23, 1939 October 3, 1940 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection