Madison Avenue - Antique Images
Madison Avenue, in Manhattan, runs from Madison Square, at 23rd Street, to 142nd Street, near the 369th Infantry Regiment Memorial in Harlem. Madison Avenue is named after James Madison, the fourth President of the United States. It was constructed north-south, between Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue, in 1836.
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The beginning of Madison Avenue, looking north from 23rd Avenue. Madison Square is on the left. On the right is the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Building. Adjoining the building, on the left, is the old Church of the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, then the property of the Company and later demolished. Across the street is the "new" church in neoclassic style. The Tower of Madison Square Garden is in the distance. Vintage post card, postmark 1907, Compliments of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Home Office, New York City.
Madison Avenue looking north showing Mt. Morris Park (Marcus Garvey Park), between East 120th and East 123rd streets (Souvenir Post Card Company), about 1905.