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East 59th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

20 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue, 1890

    Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue

    1890

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue, 1928–1937

    Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue

    1928; 1937

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue, 1928–1937

    Manhattan: 59th Street - Park Avenue

    1928; 1937

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1937

  • Park Avenue - East 59th Street, 1937

    Park Avenue - East 59th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1937

  • 127 East 59th Street (Lexington Avenue - Park Avenue)

    127 East 59th Street (Lexington Avenue - Park Avenue)

    Unknown

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  • 57th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan (8 photos)
  • East 60th Street & Lexington Avenue, Manhattan (2 photos)
  • Madison Avenue & 58th Street, Manhattan (16 photos)
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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street, 1926

Photo 6 of 20 at East 59th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 59th Street

1926

Park Avenue, south from 60th Street, showing excervation at N. W. corner of 59th Street where Hotel Delmonico is to be built, and old Arion Hell building (1887) on S. E. corner of 59th Street, as well as new Ritz Tower apartments on N. E. corner of 57th Street. Note traffic signal tower at 57th Street, the type about to be discontinued. 1926. Brown Brothers, Photographer

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