Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

129 to 115 East 23rd Street, adjoining and west of the N.W. corner of Lexington Avenue, showing the newly constructed Gramercy Theatre (movie) at No. 129-27. Note the new location of the O'Brien Stationary Company which was formerly at No. 150. An explosion of great force occurred in the month of October, 1938, caused by the ignition of vapors in the cleaning establishment adjoining the theatre. Three died and several were seriously injured.
June 1938
George D. Chinn