The FORGOTTEN Entrance to No. 5

Continuing our interest in 1st Avenue, we turn our attention today to views looking south. At first, this shot taken from 41st Street and 1st Avenue showed nothing unusual ‒ until we spotted a canopy leading into a building that turned out to be No. 5.  

 

A closer examination reveals the name Windsor Tower on the marquee. We look around further. One of the building's workers is on a ladder doing something, while nearby, a passerby takes in the scene.

A second photo ‒ taken on the same date, February 21, 1931 ‒ seems all about the Socony sign, which fronts a gas station. But again, a close-up view is more telling:   

This is an elevated view of the long-forgotten canopy, which would be gone within a year. Perhaps the street repair outside contributed, who knows.