1928

Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 42nd Street (East)

Lexington Avenue, east side, from East 42nd to 43rd Street's, showing the site for the Chrysler Building. To the right is 42nd Street and to the left 43rd. Upon the latter appears an office structure at the N.E. corner,, several low buildings and St. Agnes R. C. Church. In early days the Eastern Post Road ran thru here with it's western boundary on the far side of the excavation. December 15, 1928 Peyser & Patzig, Photographers

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection