Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004)

Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries traffic north and south in Manhattan in New York City. Throughout most of its duration it runs parallel to Madison Avenue, to the west, and Lexington Avenue, to the east. The thoroughfare is noted for its perennially high real estate prices and affluent reputation, especially as it runs through the Upper East Side. Download high resolution version (480x640, 203 KB)I took this photo of Park Avenue in New York City in Aug 2004 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 203 KB)I took this photo of Park Avenue in New York City in Aug 2004 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This photo, showing the architectural mix on the Upper East Side, was taken from 87th Street and Second Avenue. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City which carries northbound one-way traffic. ... Lexington Avenue is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries southbound one-way traffic from East 131st Street to Gramercy Park at East 21st Street. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... This photo, showing the architectural mix on the Upper East Side, was taken from 87th Street and Second Avenue. ...

Park Avenue originates as Lafayette Place (the border between Greenwich Village and the Lower East Side). From 14th Street to 17th Street, it is known as Union Square East, as it forms Union Square's eastern boundary. After 17th Street, it is known as Park Avenue South (or Fourth Avenue). Greenwich Village (also known as the West Village or simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... Categories: Manhattan neighborhoods | Stub ...

The name of the avenue changes from Park Avenue South to Park Avenue at 32nd Street. The Murray Hill Tunnel carries two lanes, one in each direction, between 33rd Street and 40th Street. Immediately across from 40th Street, these center lanes rise onto an elevated structure that goes over and around Grand Central Terminal, carrying each direction on opposite sides of the building, which takes up the space formerly occupied by Park Avenue from 42nd Street to 45th Street. The bridge, one of two structures known as the Park Avenue Viaduct, returns to ground level at 46th Street. This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 23rd Street and 42nd Street. ... The north end of the tunnel The Murray Hill Tunnel passes under Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, just south of Grand Central Terminal. ... This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 23rd Street and 42nd Street. ... This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 23rd Street and 42nd Street. ... The clock in the Main Concourse © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a train station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue... 42nd Street, NYC 42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with Broadway at Times Square. ...

As Park Avenue enters Midtown, Manhattan north of Grand Central, it is distinguished by many glass-box skyscrapers that serve as headquarters for corporations such as MorganChase, Citigroup, and MetLife. The word Midtown, when used by itself, can refer to: Midtown Manhattan, a part of the borough of Manhattan in the city of New York Midtown Atlanta, north of the downtown area, and home to some of Atlantas skyscrapers Midtown Houston The town of Midtown, Tennessee An American pop... J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... MetLife, Inc. ...

From Grand Central to 97th Street, Metro-North Railroad tracks run in a tunnel underneath Park Avenue (the Park Avenue Tunnel). At 97th, the tracks come above ground, rising onto the other structure known as the Park Avenue Viaduct. The first street to pass under the viaduct is 102nd Street; from there to the Harlem River the railroad viaduct runs down the middle of Park Avenue. Marble Hill station The Metro-North Railroad (officially the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and usually abbreviated as Metro-North) is a suburban commuter railroad service between New York City to its northern suburbs in New York State and Connecticut. ... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx. ...

Park Avenue ends north of 132nd Street, with connections to FDR Drive. The name is continued on the other side of the river in the Bronx by the street just east of the railroad; see Park Avenue (Bronx). FDR Drive is a major freeway-standard parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ...

The following corporations are headquartered on Park Avenue:

• Philip Morris
• JP Morgan Chase
• Lehman Brothers
• Bankers Trust
• Colgate Palmolive
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Citigroup
• MetLife

Altria Group, Inc. ... J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ... Lehman Brothers NYSE: LEH is an investment banking and financial services firm. ... The Bankers Trust is a historic US banking organisation that was merged with Deutsche Bank in 1998, but continues to operate under that name. ... Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a merger between two smaller pharmaceutical companies. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... MetLife, Inc. ...

History

Park Avenue was originally known as Fourth Avenue and carried the tracks of the New York and Harlem Railroad starting in the 1830s. The railroad originally built an open cut through Murray Hill which was covered with grates and grass between 34th and 40th Street in the early 1850s. A section of this "park" was renamed Park Avenue in 1860. In 1867 the name applied all the way to 42nd Street. When Grand Central Depot was opened in the 1870s the railroad between 56th and 96th Street were sunk out of sight and in 1888, Park Avenue was extended to Harlem River. An 1847 map of Lower Manhattan; the only railroad in Manhattan is the New York and Harlem Railroad. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan derives its name from the Murray family, 18th-century Quaker merchants mainly concerned with shipping and overseas trade. ... Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For the film of this name, see 42nd Street (film). ... Interior of Grand Central Terminal, circa 1920 Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office) is a train station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York, a borough of New York City, located at 42nd Street... Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx. ...

The railroad tunnel in 1941

In 1936, an elevated structure was built around Grand Central Terminal to allow automobile traffic to pass the station unimpeded. In October 1937, a part of the Murray Hill Tunnel was reopened for road traffic. Image File history File links The Park Avenue railroad tunnel in Manhattan from 1941. ... Image File history File links The Park Avenue railroad tunnel in Manhattan from 1941. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The clock in the Main Concourse © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a train station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The north end of the tunnel The Murray Hill Tunnel passes under Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, just south of Grand Central Terminal. ...

In 1959, the City Council changed the name of Fourth Avenue between 17th and 32nd Streets to Park Avenue South. In 1963, the Pan Am Building was built straddling Park Avenue atop Grand Central Terminal, with a tunnel through it to accommodate the automobile bridge. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The MetLife Building in New York City The MetLife Building, formerly the Pan Am Building, is located at 200 Park Avenue in New York City. ...