Mayfair Theater billboard with Jane Russell in Underwaterpresented by Howard Hughes.
The Times Building, Criterion Theaterand the Sheraton Astor Hotel.
43rd Street and Broadway, Hotel Sheraton Astor,Loew's State Theater.
Broadway and 49th Street, Winter Garden Theater,Join the US Army. (I DID !)
Radio City Music Hall, March 13, 1955. Jane Powell,Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds and Vic Damone
starring in that "WACKY" stage spectacular "Hit The Deck".
LINK: For many more great pics visit Actionlog's Photostream on Flickr.
8 comments:
That's not the Flatiron Building, its the Times Building (the Ball drops here every New Years Eve). The Flatiron Building is much more massive and is located at the intersection of Broadway, 5th Ave, and 23rd Street farther downtown across from Madison Square Park.
These are super nice, I wish I could have visited New York City in the mid-50's!!
I would have been fooled by the Flatiron Building resemblance as well...
Exceptional photos - thanks for sharing them!
Anonymous: Thank you for the correction. I appreciate it very much.
I try to help where needed :) but looking at that picture I do think that the Times Building was an underrated piece of architecture that has been stripped of its ornamentation and its purpose of being (aside from holding billboards). I even think its completely vacant now.
What a great collection of shots!
If only time travel were possible...
Sup Richard. Would you mind plugging my photostream whenever you borrow slides from it? It needs the exposure!
Thanks man =)
Those are amazing! I've never seen 1950s NYC in color! I wonder if I can add technicolor to any black and white photo...
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