This picture was made of the corner of 40th St and 1st Ave before everything was demolished in preparation for the construction of No. 5, Windsor Tower. The sign on the right, regrettably cut off, says much the same.
a picture blog about a landmark Manhattan enclave
July 5, 2026
Old Pictures Again
To celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, here are some long ago pictures of Tudor City and its environs.
First up is this moody portrait of the East River, which contrasts the scraggly, mostly industrial confines of Queens with Manhattan's more tony Crystal Office building and the Tudor City complex.
This picture was made of the corner of 40th St and 1st Ave before everything was demolished in preparation for the construction of No. 5, Windsor Tower. The sign on the right, regrettably cut off, says much the same.
Southwestern view from the 42nd St station platform of the 2nd Ave El; the Daily News building is at top, with vertical stripes along its window lines.
In this photo from 1929, ghostlike images of The Woodstock, No. 25 and No. 45 hover over the otherwise humdrum scene at 1st Ave and 39th St. The picture was taken by Percy Loomis Sperr, who recorded what was being torn down (and what replaced it) for the New York Public Library.
Lastly, there's this impressive aerial view of the complex ‒ and the nearby Daily News building ‒ in the 1930s.
This picture was made of the corner of 40th St and 1st Ave before everything was demolished in preparation for the construction of No. 5, Windsor Tower. The sign on the right, regrettably cut off, says much the same.
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How did you determine the subway track photo was not taken from 3rd Ave El rather than 2nd Ave El? Was that building on the left a school?
ReplyDeleteYes, it looks like the 3rd Ave El looking east - the photo is reversed. The old high school was on the site of the hotel.
DeleteDaily News building between 2nd and 3rd.
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