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East 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue
East 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue

Lexington Ave. & 52nd/53rd St., 8/25/1914

"Route 5 Section 7. Aug. 25, 1914 Lex. Ave. 52nd to 53rd St. Camera at Station 241+93 and 7 feet east of east curb, Lex. Ave. Looking North showing sidewalk on east side of Lexington Avenue between 52nd and 53rd St. Time 3.26 P.M. Thayer, G.W. Pullis, Manchester, Rosenfeld" An exterior photograph displaying Lexington Avenue at the intersections of 52nd and 53rd Streets, looking toward the north. Apartment houses line the avenue, with the Central Synagogue and an unknown church spire in the background. Pedestrians are active on both sides of the sidewalk. The foreground features a man, woman, and child standing in front of an authentic soda fountain typical of the period. Streetcars are traveling on the avenue.

IMAGE DATE1914
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