Manhattan: 49th Street - 5th Avenue

1930; 1932

Manhattan: 49th Street - 5th Avenue

(1) 49th Street, north side, at the N.W. corner of Fifth Ave., and showing a further view eastward on 49th Street. Note the spires of St. Patrick's Cathedral across the condemned buildings. September 28, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) A view solely of the Rockefeller Center demolition. September 28, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same as No. 2 at a later date, and showing the British Empire Building (Fifth Ave., at the S.W. corner of West 50th Street) under construction. November 4, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection