![East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 53rd and 59th Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [Chrysler Building; General Electric Company; Lincoln Building; New York Central Railroad Building; New York Steam Corporation; R.C.A. Building; River House; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2Fhigh-res%2Fed8e1832-8789-4f97-bc10-0a72f7508e45.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
1933; 1935
East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 53rd and 59th Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [Chrysler Building; General Electric Company; Lincoln Building; New York Central Railroad Building; New York Steam Corporation; R.C.A. Building; River House; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.]
(1) East River, south from East 59th to 53rd Streets, showing the 13-story apartment house No. 1 Sutton Place South (U-shaped), from East 57th Street to East 56th Street, and the River House (extreme left) from East 53rd to 52nd Streets. Also shown (background, right to left) are; the R.C.A. (second one), the General Electric Co. (4th), Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York Central (with cupola-like roof), the Lincoln and Chrysler Buildings. The vantage point is the Queensboro Bridge. March 5, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, to East 55th Street, and showing a portion of the Queensboro Bridge and plants of the New York Steam Corporation. The point of vantage is Welfare Island. May 4, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, at a later date. The point of vantage is Welfare Island. Autumn 1935. P. L. Sperr.
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection











