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5th Avenue & 52nd Street, Manhattan

69 historical photos taken here between 1876 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1876

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1876

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (East), ca. 1879

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (East)

    ca. 1879

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1904–1938

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1904; 1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1904–1938

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1904; 1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1908

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1908

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1908

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1908

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1908

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1908

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1910

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1910

  • West 52nd St. - W.K. Vanderbilt - W.K. Vanderbilt Jr. - Brewster & Co., Automobiles and Carriages - St. Thomas Episcopal Church], 1911

    West 52nd St. - W.K. Vanderbilt - W.K. Vanderbilt Jr. - Brewster & Co., Automobiles and Carriages - St. Thomas Episcopal Church]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1911

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1911

  • No. 665 Mrs. H.M. Schieffelin - No. 675 Sam'l Untermyer - No. 675 Cornelius Vanderbilt - No. 685 Criterion Club], 1911

    No. 665 Mrs. H.M. Schieffelin - No. 675 Sam'l Untermyer - No. 675 Cornelius Vanderbilt - No. 685 Criterion Club]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1912

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1916–1939

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1916; 1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1916–1939

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1916; 1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1916

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1916

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1916–1939

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1916; 1939

  • Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street, 1920

    Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street

    1920

  • Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street, 1920

    Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street

    1920

  • Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street, 1920

    Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1922

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1925-06

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1925-06

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Fifth Avenue - 52nd Street looking north, 1931

    Fifth Avenue - 52nd Street looking north

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1932; 1933

  • Brownstones & storefronts; Chez Lina; Candy & Cake Institute: W 52nd St.-5th Ave.-6th Ave., Manhattan, 1935–1936

    Brownstones & storefronts; Chez Lina; Candy & Cake Institute: W 52nd St.-5th Ave.-6th Ave., Manhattan

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 53rd Street - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 53rd Street - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 53rd and 54th Streets], 1938

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 53rd and 54th Streets]

    1938

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1945

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1945

  • 653 Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street

    653 Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - West 52nd Street

    Fifth Avenue - West 52nd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [53rd Street]

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [53rd Street]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [53rd Street]

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [53rd Street]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [53rd Street]

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [53rd Street]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    Unknown

  • 684 Fifth Avenue - West 53rd Street

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - East 52nd Street

    Unknown

  • 675 Fifth Avenue - East 53rd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 52nd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 53rd and 54th Streets]

    Unknown

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675 Fifth Avenue - East 53rd Street

Photo 66 of 69 at 5th Avenue & 52nd Street, Manhattan

675 Fifth Avenue - East 53rd Street

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