Fifth Avenue from Start to Finish - 1911: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Hotel Plaza, West 59th Street
Wide-angled photo showing buildings on the west side of Fifth Avenue. West 57th St. - Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt - Hotel Plaza - West 59th Street (on the right). The Grand Army Plaza is to the right. Photograph published by Welles & Co. NY, 1911, part of the series Fifth Avenue New York from Start to Finish. In 1921, the 26-story Heckscher Building (730 Fifth Avenue) was built on the corner of W 57th St. Source: New York Public Library.
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