Fifth Avenue Gallery

The Pierre in New York City, USA

View on The Pierre, a luxury hotel located at 2 East 61st Street at the intersection of Fifth Avenue in New York City from the nearby Central Park with swans swimming on a stream, USA. The hotel was opened in 1930 and is owned today by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. Date: circa 1930

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Allies Day, May 1917

A patriotic whirlwind overtook mid-town Manhattan as America entered the First World War in the spring of 1917. On Fifth Avenue, the British Union Jack, the French Tricolor, and Stars and Stripes were displayed prominently during parades honoring America's allies. The colorful pageantry inspired Childe Hassam, who dedicated this picture "to the coming together of [our] three peoples in the fight for democracy." Hassam's flag paintings were first shown as a group in New York's Durand-Ruel Gallery in November 1918, just four days after the armistice was declared. Thus, the works, originally created to herald America's entry into the war, also served to commemorate its victorious resolution

Riverside Church

The Riverside Church is being constructed on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, NY, circa 1930. The church will accommodate the Baptist congregation, including the Rockefeller family, that has long worshipped on Fifth Avenue. Due to the generous donations of the family, including a carillon for the tower, the public has dubbed the gothic-style edifice The Rockefeller Church. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

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