It was known, simply, as The Street. Arnold Shaw, its main historian, wrote in 52nd St., "If you flagged a taxi in NYC and asked to be taken to The Street, you would be driven, without giving a number or an avenue, to 52d between Fifth and Sixth avenues."
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William Gottlieb, 1948, looking east from 6th
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1 comment:
Great insider detail. Thanks.
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