Manhattan: Central Park West - 81st Street

Central Park, Mall: The Esplanade, Bethesda Fountain, and the eastern bay of the Lake, seen from the terrace at the 72nd Street cross drive. Buildings on Cetral Park West, from the new Beresford at 81st Street to the El Dorado at 91st Street, are shown on the horizon at the left. The small tower, with the flag flying, seen on the center horizon over the trees, is the Belvedere, a castle at one corner of the former Lower Reservoir.
May 17, 1933.
P. L. Sperr.