Princeton Club, 1930

Title:

Princeton Club, 1930

Format:

1 photographic reproduction ; 15.6 x 23.7 cm.

Date:

1930

Street Address:

Park Avenue and East 39th Street

Photographer/Artist:

Other Creator:

Description:

Princeton Club, Park Avenue at E. 39th Street, 1930.

Description continued:

View up Park Avenue from E. 39th Street with the Princeton Club (center), the Murray Hill Hotel (behind), and Grand Central Terminal (background). The Princeton Club bought the home of Frederick Jennings in 1922 and greatly renovated the site under architect Aymar Embury II. The Murray Hill Hotel; Built: 1884; Razed: 1947; Architect: Stephen D. Hatch. Owner Hugh Smith developed the 600 room hotel just blocks from Grand Central Terminal on a site which previously housed stables for the Madison Ave. stagecoach lines. The enormous red brick building was arranged around two courtyards. It was demolished in 1947 to make way for an office building at 100 Park Avenue.

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Subjects:

• Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
• Princeton Club of New York.
• Murray Hill Hotel (New York, N.Y.)
• Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)
• Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
• Street life.

Rights Management:

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.

Rights Management 2:

Image courtesy of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association.

Contributing Institution:

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

Publisher:

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