1939

Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

E. 37th Street, west from First Avenue, showing in the foreground the Queens Midtown Tunnel clearance. The balance of the buildings on the left were subsequently demolished. This included St. Gabriel's Church appearing in the right center. Note the hazy outline of the Empire State Building in the background. January 7, 1939 Somach Photo Service New York City Tunnel Authority

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection