1888

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

Fifth Avenue, east side, north from and including 26th Street, showing the N.W. corner of Madison Square and the Hotel Brunswick on the N.E. corner of 26th Street. According to King's Handbook of New York (1892), parades of the Coaching Club always started in front of the Brunswick, and he mentions it as much favored by English tourists. This photograph was taken by one of such Englishman, and was annotated in his own writing "Where I stayed with Lucas C. E. en route from Venezuela to England". About 1906 this building will be replaced by the 12-story Brunswick Building, as Madison Square changes into a strictly business district. 1888.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection