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54th Street (Manhattan)

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54th Street
54th and Broadway
Map
Maintained byCity of New York
Length2.0 mi (3.2 km)
LocationManhattan, New York City, New York, United States
West end NY 9AWest Side Highway
East endSutton Place

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

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Twelfth Avenue

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Eleventh Avenue

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  • 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

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Ninth Avenue

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Eighth Avenue

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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

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Seventh Avenue

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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

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Fifth Avenue

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Madison Avenue

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Park Avenue

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Lexington Avenue

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Third Avenue

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909 Third Avenue

Second Avenue

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  • 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

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  • Rivertower Apartments, 39-floor apartments[18] (south)
  • Saint James' Tower, 30-floor apartments[19]

Sutton Place South

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References

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  1. ^ "Clinton Towers Apartments, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "AT&T Switching Center, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Marc, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Ameritania Hotel New York, New York Hotels by CRS". Ameritaniahotelnewyork.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "1700 Broadway, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "The London NYC, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "New York Hilton Hotel, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  9. ^ "Financial Times Building, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  10. ^ "Tower Verre, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "520 Madison Avenue, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  13. ^ "Dillon, Read & Company Building, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  14. ^ "527 Madison, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  15. ^ "909 Third Avenue, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  16. ^ "FDR Station - Post Office". USPS. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "Mondrian Condominiums, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  18. ^ "Rivertower Apartments, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  19. ^ "Saint James' Tower, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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