The Plaza and Central Park South

Plaza Hotel, Grand Army Plaza and Central Park South between 1916 and 1926

The Grand Army Plaza (name given in 1923) in the foreground, Plaza Hotel (center) and Central Park South (West 59th St.) on the left. The General Sherman Monument was unveiled in 1903 and the Pulitzer Fountain, on the left.

Old photo by Ewing Galloway (1880-1953), taken between 1916, when the fountain was installed, and 1926, when the Vanderbilt House, to the left, was demolished. Source: New York Public Library.

Plaza Hotel, Grand Army Plaza and Central Park South between 1916 and 1926