1937

General view - [Midtown Manhattan - Rockefeller Plaza from R.C.A. Building.]

30 Rockefeller Plaza (R. C. A. Building, west side, from W. 49th to 50th Streets (general view southward). Prominently shown is the Empire State Building at 34th Street. To the left are the spires of the N. Y. Life Insurance Company and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Buildings. Beyond are the lofty towers identified with the Wall Street zone. The East River is on the left and the North (Hudson) River on the right. The buildings forming the bottom edge are on the south side of W. 40th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. 1937-8 Alexander Alland This photo is one of a series that appeared in the published volume "Portrait of N. Y." by Felix Reisenberg and Alex. Alland, IRGV.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection