1930; 1933

General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 30s

General View Midtown Manhattan, East 30's: The two views are southeastward from 42nd Street near Broadway and show the Empire State Building under construction and the more distant Metropolitan Life tower. View 3 is south from Radio City, across the East 40's and East 30's. The Empire State and Metropolitan Life towers are in the right background. Other buildings, from left to right, are: Chanin, Lincoln, Lefcourt-Colonial (spires), 2° East 40th Street, 10 East 40th Street, and 500 Fifth Avenue. P. L. Sperr View 1,2: July 30, 1930 View 3: August 9, 1933 view 1 - Neg. # 1478 view 2

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection