57th Street (Manhattan)

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Coordinates: 40°46′10″N 73°59′23″W / 40.769376°N -73.989624°E / 40.769376; -73.989624

Multi-story high-rise buildings, in a various styles, look down on the four lane street below.
Apartment buildings lining the residential stretch of East 57th Street between First Avenue and Sutton Place

57th Street is one of New York City's major east-west thoroughfares, which runs east-west in the Midtown section of the borough of Manhattan, from the New York City Department of Sanitation's dock on the Hudson River at the West Side Highway to a small park overlooking the East River built on a platform suspended above the FDR Drive. It is two blocks south of Central Park between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West. 57th Street is notable for prestigious art galleries,[1] restaurants and up-market shops.[2]

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[edit] From west to east

Over the course of its two mile length, 57th Street passes through several distinct neighborhoods with widely differing mixes of commercial, retail, and residential uses.[3]

The first blocks of 57th Street, from its western end at 12th Avenue near the Hudson River waterfront to Tenth Avenue, are home to low-rise industrial properties, several automobile dealerships, and small-scale residential buildings. Much of south side of the block between 11th and 10th Avenues is occupied by the CBS Broadcast Center, which is the network's primary East Coast production facility.

View from the river shows the vast array of high-rises and skyscrapers in Manhattan.
Looking up the canyon street from the Hudson River

From 10th Avenue to Eighth Avenue, larger residential buildings appear. Beginning at Eighth Avenue and continuing east through the core of Midtown Manhattan, the street is dominated by very large commercial and residential towers, such as at the Hearst Tower at the southwest corner of 57th Street and Eighth Avenue. This stretch of 57th Street is home to several large hotels such as Le Parker Meridien and well known restaurants such as the Russian Tea Room (both between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue), and the offices of several magazines including The Economist. The corner of 57th Street and Seventh Avenue is home to the city-owned performance venue Carnegie Hall.

East of Sixth Avenue, the street is home to numerous high-end retail establishments including Van Cleef and Arpels, Tiffany and Company, and Bergdorf Goodman. The stores located at 57th Street's intersections with Fifth and Madison Avenues occupy some of the most expensive real estate in the world.[4]

Commercial and retail buildings continue to dominate until Third Avenue, where the street rapidly returns to a preponderance of large residential buildings. As it continues from here through its final blocks leading to its terminus at Sutton Place, the street consists of a nearly unbroken stretch of increasingly upscale apartment buildings with doormen, awnings, and small commercial establishments such as drug stores, bank branches, and restaurants.

57th Street ends at a small city park overlooking the East River just east of Sutton Place.

Notable buildings include 300 East 57th Street by architect Emery Roth.

[edit] Attractions

[edit] Intersections from east to west

[edit] Shopping

The following high-end boutiques can be found between Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue:

[edit] References

  1. ^ John Russell,"Three Worlds of 57th Street: The World of Art", article in The New York Times, April 24, 1988
  2. ^ Patricia Leigh Brown, "Three Worlds of 57th Street: The World of Shopping", article in The New York Times, April 24, 1988
  3. ^ Horsley, Carter B.,The City Review
  4. ^ Woolsey, Matt http://www.forbes.com/2008/12/22/most-valuable-addresses-forbeslife-cx_mw_1222realestate.html "Worlds Most Valuable Addresses", article in Forbes Magazine, December 22, 2008

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Italics indicate streets no longer in existence.
See also: Commissioners' Plan of 1811 and List of eponymous streets in New York City.
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