Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 46th St.

1934; 1940

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 46th St.

(1) First Avenue, east side, from 46th to 48th Streets, showing a filling and service station from 46th to 47th Streets, where nine old five-story tenement houses, 826-42 First Avenue, used to stand. Behind the service station are old buildings belonging to Wilson & Company, packers; part of the Wilson slaughter house is shown on the S.E. corner of 46th Street. July 3, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same. First Avenue at N.E. corner of 46th Street. Many filling stations and garages on First Avenue in the 1920's. July 3rd, 1934 P.L.Sperr, (3)The same, showing East Side of First Avenue, 45th to 46th Street. September 28th, 1940 P.L.Sperr,

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection