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East 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue

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East 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue image

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.
East 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue image

East 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue

Lexington Ave. & 51st/52nd Sts., 2/18/1915 "Route 5, Section 7. Feb. 18, 1915 Lex. Ave. 51-52nd St. Camera at Sta. 241+58 and 3' west of E. curb. Looking North showing decking on Lex. Ave. Time 11.09 A.M. Menke-Weiss, Pullis-Manchester" An exterior photograph displaying Lexington Avenue at the intersections of 51st and 52nd Streets, looking toward the north. Buildings line the avenue, mostly apartment houses, with the Central Synagogue and an unknown church spire visible in the background. Pedestrians can be seen on each side of the street. Automobiles are traveling along the avenue. A man, in what may be a police uniform, is prominently featured in the center of the image. The avenue is paved with wooden slats at the right and left of streetcar tracks.
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