1931

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 49th Street (West)

Sixth Avenue, (foreground, not seen) east side, from W. 49th (right) to 50th (left) Streets, showing an entire block that extends to Fifth Avenue being prepared for the future Rockefeller Center Buildings. The photographer is viewing eastward from the Sixth Avenue elevated station at 50th Street and shows a general view of this midtown area. Prominent units seen are: St. Patricks Cathedral; the G.E. Building; 444 Madison Avenue; the Goelett Building; the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas and the Grand Central Building. September 14, 1931 Views 1 and 2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection