Pershing Square building and Grand Central Terminal seen from the Park Avenue viaduct, 2008.

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

Pershing Square Building (New York, N.Y.)

Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)

Elevated highways.

Street life.

Pershing Square building and Grand Central Terminal seen from the Park Avenue viaduct, 2008.

The Park Avenue viaduct, built from 1917-1919, is located on Park Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. The raised roadway, which routes traffic around Grand Central Terminal on an elevated terrace, returns to street level on 45th Street. Over the years the area occupied by the viaduct has come to be known as Pershing Square. The city once planned to build a plaza named in honor of General John J. Pershing adjacent to the viaduct but the Pershing Square Building was built on that spot instead. Pershing Square Building; Built: 1923; Architects: York & Sawyer. The U-shaped 24 story office building originally contained a basement restaurant, street level shopping, and a second floor banking room.

Waldvogel, Peter.

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

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

1 digital photograph

Park Avenue and East 41st Street

Park Avenue looking north from 40th Street, 2008.

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

Elevated highways.

Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)

Street life.

Park Avenue looking north from 40th Street, 2008.

The Park Avenue viaduct, built from 1917-1919, is located on Park Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. The raised roadway, which routes traffic around Grand Central Terminal on an elevated terrace, returns to street level on 45th Street. Over the years the area occupied by the viaduct has come to be known as Pershing Square. The city once planned to build a plaza named in honor of General John J. Pershing adjacent to the viaduct but the Pershing Square Building was built on that spot in 1923 instead.

Waldvogel, Peter.

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

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

Pershing Square Viaduct (Park Avenue Viaduct)

1 digital photograph

Park Avenue and East 40th Street

Park Avenue and 38th Street.

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)

Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

Median strips.

Street life.

Park Avenue and 38th Street, looking north towards Grand Central Terminal.

Grand Central Terminal visible on Park Avenue and 42nd Street.

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

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City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

Image courtesy of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association.

1 photographic reproduction ; 34.5 x 27.7 cm.

Park Avenue and East 38th Street.