Midtown old photos
USA
Knabe Building, 1907
42nd Street and 5th Avenue, 1930
This corner sees more daily foot traffic than almost any other place globally. This corner has more daily pedestrian traffic than almost anywhere else in the world.
This corner sees more daily foot traffic than almost any other place globally. This corner has more daily pedestrian traffic than almost anywhere else in the world.
Fifth Avenue. North from 50th Street, 1930
The world's most luxurious shops and its most advanced traffic systems. The world's most luxurious stores and its most intelligent traffic management.
The world's most luxurious shops and its most advanced traffic systems. The world's most luxurious stores and its most intelligent traffic management.
Fifth Avenue, north from 38th Street, New York., 1905
Fifth Avenue, north from 42nd St, New York., 1910
Fifth Avenue, south from 37th Street, New York., 1910
479 Fifth Avenue, 1946
501 5th Avenue, 1946
9-11 West 54th Street. Rhodes School. View looking south from new building, 1944
7 West 35th Street. Office building with Exchange Buffet Restaurant on ground floor, 1923
30 West 55th Street. Seligman residence, 1923
34th Street and Fifth Avenue. Altman's Department Store. Entire block from elevated vantage, 1923
42-46 West 38th Street. Lefcourt Building, 1923
2-8 West 46th St. New York. Fifth Ave. and 46 St. Corporation, 1924
23 West 47th Street. Commercial building, 1933
Fifth Avenue between 49th Street and 50th Street. Saks Fifth Avenue, 1924
44th Street and Fifth Avenue, northeast corner. Delmonico's. Showroom for Jackson Heights Apartments, 1924
East 29th Street. Little Church Around the Corner, 1912
489 Fifth Avenue. After new front of limestone and brick of Wallach Bros., 1926
52nd Street and Fifth Avenue, northeast corner. Plaza Trust Company, 1929
680 Fifth Avenue. Revillon Freres, Rockefeller Building (?), 1929
56th Street and Fifth Avenue. Stewart and Company, 1929
The Bonwit Teller building, a former luxury store on 57th Street, was demolished to make way for Trump Tower. Originally built in 1929 as the Stewart & Company store, its opulent entrance featured limestone, bronze, platinum, and hammered aluminum. While the building's demolition sparked some protest, it was ultimately unsuccessful. Bonwit Teller, a prominent women's retailer, later occupied this location. The Stewart store, a twelve-story limestone structure with a distinctive ziggurat design, stood in contrast to the more ornate Bergdorf Goodman building nearby. Despite its austere exterior, the entrance was lavish, featuring a stunning array of materials including platinum, bronze, hammered aluminum, and colored glass. --- The Bonwit Teller store, a lost landmark of 57th Street's elegant past, was replaced by Trump Tower. Originally the Stewart & Company store (1929), its entrance was a luxurious blend of limestone, bronze, platinum, and hammered aluminum. Demolition in 1980, despite some protest, proceeded. By the 1910s, Bonwit Teller was a leading women's retailer, but in 1929 it was still located elsewhere while Stewart built its new store, a twelve-story, almost undecorated limestone building with a stepped design, a stark contrast to the nearby Bergdorf Goodman. However, the entrance was incredibly ornate, a striking display of platinum, bronze, hammered aluminum, faience, and backlit glass, described as "a sparkling jewel" by American Architect magazine in 1929.
The Bonwit Teller building, a former luxury store on 57th Street, was demolished to make way for Trump Tower. Originally built in 1929 as the Stewart & Company store, its opulent entrance featured limestone, bronze, platinum, and hammered aluminum. While the building's demolition sparked some protest, it was ultimately unsuccessful. Bonwit Teller, a prominent women's retailer, later occupied this location. The Stewart store, a twelve-story limestone structure with a distinctive ziggurat design, stood in contrast to the more ornate Bergdorf Goodman building nearby. Despite its austere exterior, the entrance was lavish, featuring a stunning array of materials including platinum, bronze, hammered aluminum, and colored glass. --- The Bonwit Teller store, a lost landmark of 57th Street's elegant past, was replaced by Trump Tower. Originally the Stewart & Company store (1929), its entrance was a luxurious blend of limestone, bronze, platinum, and hammered aluminum. Demolition in 1980, despite some protest, proceeded. By the 1910s, Bonwit Teller was a leading women's retailer, but in 1929 it was still located elsewhere while Stewart built its new store, a twelve-story, almost undecorated limestone building with a stepped design, a stark contrast to the nearby Bergdorf Goodman. However, the entrance was incredibly ornate, a striking display of platinum, bronze, hammered aluminum, faience, and backlit glass, described as "a sparkling jewel" by American Architect magazine in 1929.
53rd Street and Fifth Avenue, southwest corner, 1929
Gunther's shop Gunther's store
Gunther's shop Gunther's store
5 East 48th Street. Bible Society Building, 1925
West 36th Street and Fifth Avenue, southwest corner. Russek's Store, formerly Gorham and Company, 1925
57th Street and Fifth Avenue. Residence, 1917-1918
Originally built in 1868 for Mary Mason Jones, the building later housed Mrs. Parish Stevens and H. Oelrichs before becoming office space. The building, constructed in 1868 for Mary Mason Jones, subsequently served as a residence for Mrs. Parish Stevens and H. Oelrichs, and is currently used as office space.
Originally built in 1868 for Mary Mason Jones, the building later housed Mrs. Parish Stevens and H. Oelrichs before becoming office space. The building, constructed in 1868 for Mary Mason Jones, subsequently served as a residence for Mrs. Parish Stevens and H. Oelrichs, and is currently used as office space.
27-29 West 57th Street. Chickering Hall, 1925
The American Piano Company building. The building of the American Piano Company.
The American Piano Company building. The building of the American Piano Company.
475 Fifth Avenue. Farmers' Loan and Trust, detail of East 41st Street base, 1937
West 38th Street and Fifth Avenue. Franklin Simon, storefront., 1937
West 38th Street and Fifth Avenue. Franklin Simon, storefront, 1937