1928; 1929; 1930

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 40th Street

Fifth Avenue, west side, from 40th to 42nd Street. The New York Public Library occupies this site and is photographed from the rear. Fifth Avenue is beyond same. W. 40th Street is on the right and 42nd Street on the left. Surrounding same are the towering structures comprising the Grand Central-42nd Street outline. Note in View 1, two of these units under construction. They are the Chanin and No. 10 E. 40th Street buildings. August 24, 1928 April 27, 1929 February 28, 1930 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection