5th Avenue - 1879
Fifth Avenue, looking north from 42nd Street, based on old photograph by John Bachmann of 1879, taken from Hotel Bristol. The Cathedral of Saint Patrick, dedicated in 1879, without its towers, is seen in the distance. On the right, Temple Emanu-El (synagogue), designed by Leopold Eidlitz, dedicated in 1868 and demolished in 1927. Lithograph by Robert A. Welcke, copyrighted by Max Williams 1904.
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5th Avenue - 1879