Remember Me to Herald Square: Thirty-fourth Street from River to River

Title:

Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, New York.

Format:

Postcards

Publisher:

Manhattan Post Card Publishing Company.

Date:

ca. 1937

Street Address:

Photographer/Artist:

Unknown

Description:

Image taken from the Northeast side of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. The buildings on the opposite side of Fifth Avenue looking south are visible, starting with the Empire State Building which dominates the image. The image features crowds on the sidewalks, cars and a bus in the street. In the foreground, a car is parked facing north, indicating that Fifth Avenue was, at this time, a two-way street.

Subjects:

Thirty-fourth Street (New York, N.Y.)
Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
City and town life--New York (State)--New York.
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Buildings--New York (State)--New York.
Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Rights:

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Collection:

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

Contributing Institution:

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Tags:

Buildings, City and town life, Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, Thirty-fourth Street