1939

Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 54th Street (West)

Eighth Avenue, east side, south from W. 54th Street. The 6th Avenue "El" line appears on 53rd Street and is shortly to be removed. Towering above same is the Hotel Capitol at 51st Street. This was formerly the K. of C. Club-Hotel. Views 2 and 3 are limited to th 54th - 53rd Street frontage. Note the "El" station at the latter point. The Guild Theatre and the Iceland Skating Rink are in the center of the block to the south. View 1: May 21, 1939 View 2: August 24, 1936 View 3: August 7, 1930 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection