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West-east street in Manhattan, New York
54th Street is a two-mile-long (3.2 km),
one-way street traveling west to east across
Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
Notable places, west to east
Twelfth Avenue
Eleventh Avenue
Clinton Towers Apartments, 39-floor apartment building completed in 1974
[1] (north)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore studios
AT&T Switching Center at 811 Tenth Avenue, 21-story, 113 m/370 ft switching station completed in 1964
[2] (south)
Tenth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Motorcycle parade on West 54th
The section between Eighth and Broadway is signed
Señor Wences Way, for the ventriloquist who had appeared on
The Ed Sullivan Show (produced nearby) and who lived in the Ameritania Hotel.
The Marc, 260 West 54th, 42-floor, 142 m / 464 ft apartment tower on top of municipal garage (south)
Studio 54 (south)
[3]
Ameritania Hotel (south)
[4]
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
The London NYC
1325 Avenue of the Americas (north) (actually closer to Seventh Avenue) 35-story 153 m / 502 ft, is the office tower that was portrayed in
Seinfeld as Elaine's workplace. It is connected to the Hilton Hotel.
[6] (south)
Conrad (formerly The London NYC), 54-floor 180m/590ft mixed-use tower; tallest building on West 54th
[7] (north)
Ziegfeld Theatre (north)
New York Hilton Hotel , 49-floor, 148 m 487 ft (148 m) hotel completed in 1963. Designed by
Lapidus , it was originally supposed to resemble
Miami Beach 's curved
Fontainebleau Hotel , but was later changed to resemble the nearby
New York Sheraton which Lapidus had also designed.
[8] (south)
1345 Avenue of the Americas , 50-story, 191 m / 625 ft office tower (north)
Sixth Avenue
1330 Sixth Avenue, called "Brown Rock" when it was headquarters of ABC Television (south)
Financial Times Building, 41-story, 151 m / 496 ft office tower completed in 1965 (south)
[9]
The Warwick Hotel , 36-story, 111 m / 363 ft hotel completed in 1927 (north)
Tower Verre , an under-construction 77-story, 320 m / 1,050 ft tower at 53 West 53rd Street
[10] (south)
Museum of Modern Art (south)
Museum Tower 52-story588 ft (179 m)
Cesar Pelli tower completed in 1985
Rockefeller Apartments , a New York City landmark
Residences at 5–15 West 54th Street, a series of townhouses built in the late 1890s. All of these are New York City designated landmarks and collectively form a
National Register of Historic Places district.
[11]
4 West 54th Street, Mansion and Residence of
John D. Rockefeller (now
Museum of Modern Art )
University Club (north)
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
Park Avenue
Lexington Avenue
Third Avenue
909 Third Avenue
Second Avenue
Neighborhood Playhouse , 340 East 54th Street
East 54th Recreation Center
Mondrian Condominiums, 43-story 134 m 439 ft (134 m) apartment complex completed in 1992
[17]
First Avenue
Rivertower Apartments, 39-floor apartments
[18] (south)
Saint James' Tower, 30-floor apartments
[19]
Sutton Place South
References
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"Clinton Towers Apartments, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"AT&T Switching Center, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"The Marc, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"Ameritania Hotel New York, New York Hotels by CRS" . Ameritaniahotelnewyork.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"1700 Broadway, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"The London NYC, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"New York Hilton Hotel, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"Financial Times Building, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"Tower Verre, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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White, Norval ; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010).
AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 333.
ISBN
978-0-19538-386-7 .
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"520 Madison Avenue, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"Dillon, Read & Company Building, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"527 Madison, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"909 Third Avenue, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"FDR Station - Post Office" . USPS . Retrieved April 21, 2023 .
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"Mondrian Condominiums, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"Rivertower Apartments, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
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"Saint James' Tower, New York City /" . US /: Emporis.com. Archived from
the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013 .
External links
Buildings
West of 5th Av
East of 5th Av Former
Other points of interest
Restaurants/ nightlife Museums/ cultural centers Stores Clubhouses Clubhouses (former) Green spaces Educational institutions Art galleries
Transportation
Subway stations Railroad stations Streets and intersections
Buildings
34th–42nd Sts 42nd–51st Sts 51st–59th Sts Former
Culture
Shops, restaurants, nightlife Museums/venues Hotels Former
Other points of interest
Green spaces Education Religion
Transportation
Subway stations Railroad, ferry Streets
North–south
East–west
Intersections
Italics indicate streets no longer in existence.
All entries are streets, circles, or squares unless otherwise noted
See also:
Manhattan address algorithm