1931; 1936

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 40th Street

(1) Fifth Avenue, west side, from 40th to 42nd Street (The New York Public Library) as photographed from the office building, No. 500 Fifth Avenue. Bryant Park is in the rear; West 40th Street on the left; and Fifth Avenue on the right. Note the traffic on Fifth Avenue. June 24, 1931 P. L. Sperr (2) The same, north from West 40th to 42nd Streets. This view shows the front of the New York Public Library and its promenade, which is elevated and set back from the sidewalk. Note in the background, the lower stories of No. 500 Fifth Avenue., at the N.W. corner of 42nd Street. October 2, 1936 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection