Vintage Photograph Shows 5th Avenue on the Upper East Side Circa 1900

5th Avenue looking south from 66th Street, New York City, 1900
5th Avenue looking south from 66th Street, New York City, 1900

This great vintage photograph from around 1900 shows 5th Avenue looking south from 66th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Central Park is on the right, and several fancy townhouses are on the left. Here is a Google StreetView that shows almost nothing in this photo is the same today:

via reddit

5th Ave & E 66th St
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