Fifth Avenue in the 20th Century
This page shows vintage images of Fifth Avenue from Madison Square, at 26th Street, to 59th Street (Central Park South) and the Grand Army Plaza, located near the Central Park's southeast entrance, the Scholar's Gate.
The midtown blocks between 34th and 59th streets were mostly a residential area until the beginning of the 20th century, then many buildings were converted into stores and offices.
This section of Fifth Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan is home to famous skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center. The Empire State Building, completed in 1931 on the west side of Fifth Avenue, between West 33rd and 34th streets, replaced the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
From Madison Square to 59th Street
More pages about the old Fifth Avenue:
• Fifth Avenue in the 19th Century ►
• Fifth Avenue from Start to Finish - 1911 ►
• 19th Century - Washington Square to Madison Square ►
• 19th Century - Fifth Avenue at Madison Square ►
• 19th Century - Madison Square to 59th Street ►
• 19th Century - Fifth Avenue at Central Park ►
• 20th Century - Washington Square to Madison Square ►
Waldorf–Astoria in the background.
Hotel Gotham is on the right. Early 20th century.
Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on the left, around 1909 and 1914.
North from 42nd St. between 1908 and 1915.
Between 1907 and 1910.
Fifth Avenue in the 20th Century
Looking north from 40th Street.
New York Public Library at 40th Street.
Fifth Avenue at 34th St., between 1905 and 1915.
Old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is on the left.
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North from 42nd Street, between 1905 and 1910.
From Grand Army Plaza, with the Vanderbilt House to the right.
