Madison Avenue, New York

Madison Avenue, looking north from East 54th Street, about 1950. This avenue was carved between Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue, and commissioned in 1836. Photograph by Morris Huberland (1909-2003). Source: New York Public Library.

The old Winslow Hotel, completed in 1922, is on the corner of East 55th Street. It was converted into an office building in 1982. The 575 Madison Avenue building, between East 56th and East 57th streets is under construction (completed in 1950 with 25 stories).