Midtown Manhattan - 1935
Aerial photograph of Midtown Manhattan, looking northeast from Hudson River, toward East River, dated September 30, 1935. Source: Records of the Army Air Forces / U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Additional text included.
The skyscrapers of the time in Midtown are shown, including, the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, RCA Building (Rockefeller Center) and many others. The London Terrace, on 10th Avenue, corner of West 23rd Street, was completed in 1930. The old Pennsylvania Station is in the center of the photo. The New Yorker Hotel is near Penn Station.
Midtown Manhattan has been a NYC's major business center since the early 20th century, after the first subway line opened in 1904, crossing Times Square.
Midtown Manhattan - 1935
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