From this 1920 postcard we see Fifth Avenue looking north from 56th Street on a busy Sunday morning. With the exception of one horse drawn carriage going north in the foreground all the other vehicular traffic is motorized. The large private house on the left just before Central Park is the monumental home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, taking up the block between 57th and 58th Streets. This “chateau” was demolished in 1926 and luxury department store, Bergdorf Goodman was built on the site.
