Central Park and Columbus Circle

Undated photograph (between 1949 and 1967) shows Columbus Circle with Central Park in the background. Car models indicates it was taken about the 1950s. Photo by Angelo Rizzuto (1906-1967). Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Columbus Monument, dedicated in 1892, is in the center. The USS Maine National Monument was cast in 1912 at the Merchants' Gate entrance to Central Park. The U.S. Weather Bureau sign and the Baltimore & Ohio Motor Coach Station are on the left. Buildings on Fifth Avenue are seen in the background. Central Park West is on the left.