Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 53nd Street (West)

Sixth Avenue, west side, at W. 53rd Street as viewed northwestward from 52nd Street. Formerly this corner was darkened by the old 6th Avenue "El" which made a 90-degree bend to run west on 53rd Street. The vacant lot at the left has recently been cleared by the demolition of a 4-story frame building with a brick front. The adjoining 5-story tenement is being removed in Views 2 and 3.
This bears No. 1309 (old No. 927) Sixth Avenue.
At the left margin, in the later view, is the 6-story dwelling that is to be razed and its site improved by a modern apartment structure. This is to be the first major development on the avenue. For details and the architects' drawing--see New York Times of January 7, 1940 and the Herald Tribune of January 21, 1940 and the New York Sun of March 19, 1938.
View 1: March 4, 1939
View 2: April 20, 1939
View 3: April 20, 1939
P. L. Sperr