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East 47th Street and Lexington Avenue
East 47th Street and Lexington Avenue

Lexington Ave. & 46/47th St., 2/18/1915

"Route 5, Section 7. Feb. 18, 1915 Lex. Ave. 46-47th St. Camera at Station 227+87 and 3' west of E. curb. Looking N.W. showing 20" overhead by-pass, Grand Central Palace. 10.50 A.M. Menke-Weiss, Pullis-Manchester" An exterior photograph displaying Lexington Avenue at the intersections of 46th and 47th Streets, looking toward the north. Buildings line the avenue, mostly apartment houses on the right, with a factory in the background to the left and Grand Central Palace to the immediate left. Pedestrials can be seen on each side of the street. A trolley travels down the avenue in the background. Wooden scaffolding holds metal piping parallel to the avenue at the left of the image.

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