Fifth Avenue

Architecture

Vintage Photos: 1920s Traffic Towers Along Fifth Avenue

By now all of us are familiar with traffic lights, from the functionality of crosswalk buttons in New York City

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nancy li Oct 21, 2013

Architecture

Inside the Metropolitan Club of NYC on 5th Avenue

The 60th Street facade of the Metropolitan Club. The Metropolitan Club building, located at 1 East 60th Street on the

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phillipe martin chatelain Oct 2, 2013

Architecture

Don’t Forget to Look Up: Fifth Avenue in the Heart of Midtown, from 34th Street to 59th Street

This week we’re continuing from our last installment of Don’t Forget to Look Up, where we walked from

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alexandra hay Sep 13, 2013

Architecture

Don’t Forget to Look Up: Fifth Avenue from Washington Square to 34th Street

We’re excited to announce the return of the series Don’t Forget to Look Up after a one year

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alexandra hay Sep 6, 2013

Arts & Culture

Vintage Photos: In 1900, Fifth Avenue Bank Had A Women’s Only Row of Tellers

“In 1900 the Fifth Avenue Bank in New York City featured a special row of tellers’ windows for the ladies.

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diksha Aug 19, 2013

Arts & Culture

5 Notorious NYC Crime Scenes: Heists, Bombings & Robberies

From heists that have inspired movies to a deadly terrorist attack in 1920 whose traces still remain, revisit 5 notorious

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catherine ku Jul 23, 2013

Architecture

Then & Now: The Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion on NYC’s Fifth Avenue

Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s Mansion at 742-748 Fifth Avenue (between 57th and 58th Streets). Photo via Library of Congress. Welcome

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Benjamin Waldman Feb 9, 2012

Architecture

Then & Now: Remnants of the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York City

The rise and fall of the Vanderbilt family still pervades American historical lore, from the millions that pilgrimage to glimpse

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Benjamin Waldman Feb 1, 2012