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Museum of the City of New York
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The then-new location Museum of the City of New York, seen from across Fifth Avenue near 103rd St. In the niche at right, Adolph Alexander Weinman’s statue of DeWitt Clinton, the sixth Governor of New York.
The Museum Mile
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Fifth Avenue alongside Central Park is one of New York's most recognizable locales. This walk focuses on the institutions that lend this turf its name: the Museum Mile!
Bike Our Neighborhood
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In tandem with our exhibition, Cycling in the City: A 200 Year History, we are excited to invite you on a bike tour throughout our neighborhood. MCNY's little section of the world, nestled between the Upper East Side and East Harlem, has a plethora of amazing buildings and sites with an even more amazing history. We suggest that you stick to the labeled bike lanes and follow the safety rules of biking in the city. Never text and ride at the same time, and always wear a helmet!
Museum of the City of New York
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The Museum of the City of New York was founded in 1923 by Henry Collins Brown, a Scottish-born writer with a vision for a populist approach to the city. The Museum was originally housed in Gracie Mansion, the future residence of the Mayor of New York. The City offered land on Fifth Avenue between 103rd-104th Streets and construction for Joseph H. Freedlander’s Georgian Colonial-Revival building started in 1929 and was completed in 1932. Freedlander’s red brick museum was not his only contribution to New York City history: he’s also known for designing the city’s first-ever traffic signals.
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Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York, rendering.
Museum of the City of New York
Rendering, accepted design, Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York, rendering.
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York, first floor plan.
Museum of the City of New York
Rendering, accepted design, Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York, rendering.
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of City of New York, rendering.
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of City of New York, rendering.
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York. Artist rendering, proposed design
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east.]
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east.]
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east.]
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York.]
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east.]
Museum of the City of New York
East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east.]
Museum of the City of New York
\[Indian Life on Manhattan Island, 1600. Two photographs of a miniature group in the J. Clarence Davies Gallery of the Museum of the City of New York.] Showing what is now Inwood Hill Park and the south shore of Spuyten Duyvil Creek.
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east.]
Museum of the City of New York
\[East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east.]
Museum of the City of New York
East 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park looking east
Museum of the City of New York
\[Indian Life on Manhattan Island, 1600. Miniature group in the J. Clarence Davies Gallery of the Museum of the City of New York.] Showing what is now Inwood Hill Park and the south shore of Spuyten Duyvil Creek.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Indian Life on Manhattan Island, 1600. Miniature group in the J. Clarence Davies Gallery of the Museum of the City of New York.] Showing what is now Inwood Hill Park and the south shore of Spuyten Duyvil Creek.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue. Museum of the City of New York. View from Central Park
Museum of the City of New York
The dressing room from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller Dressing Room at MCNY featuring the wardrobe (with large mirror in center) and two chairs.
Museum of the City of New York
The bedroom from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller bedroom at MCNY featuring the sleigh bed with canopy and chandelier.
Museum of the City of New York
The dressing room from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller Dress Room at MCNY featuring the chandelier, large mirror, and small table with mirror atop.
Museum of the City of New York
The bedroom from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller bedroom at MCNY featuring the sleigh bed with canopy and chandelier. The dresser is visible in the right corner.
Museum of the City of New York
The bedroom from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller bedroom at MCNY featuring the side table, an armchair, and the fireplace.
Museum of the City of New York
The bedroom from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller bedroom at MCNY featuring the dresser and an armchair.
Museum of the City of New York
The bedroom from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller bedroom at MCNY featuring the sleigh bed, chandelier, several armchairs, the fireplace and the Turkish nook.
Museum of the City of New York
The bedroom from the residence of the late John D. Rockefeller (No. 4 West 54th Street) as installed in the Museum of the City of New York, 1938 View of the Rockefeller bedroom at MCNY featuring an armchair and side table, the fireplace, the sleigh bed with canopy and the chandelier.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Period alcove.]
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron and Grace Mayer in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York and also views of Percy Byron sitting on a bench in Central Park.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy Byron in the Print Room at the Museum of the City of New York.
Museum of the City of New York
\[Percy Byron at the Museum of the City of New York.] Various views of Percy C. Byron and Grace Mayor in the print room at the Museum of the City of New York.
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\[Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue.]
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\[Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue.]
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\[Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue.]
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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street (1) Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. May 18, 1933. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. (2) Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue at 103 Street, from Central Park. May 18, 1933. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. (3) Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. May 18, 1933. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. -91 2g 5SM: 4E 65 PE 5. p 8S
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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street (1) Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. May 18, 1933. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. (2) Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue at 103 Street, from Central Park. May 18, 1933. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. (3) Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. May 18, 1933. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. -91 2g 5SM: 4E 65 PE 5. p 8S
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