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55th Street (Manhattan)

Maintained by	City of New York
Length	2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Location	New York
East end	Cul-de-sac east of Sutton Place South
West end	NY 9A (West Side Highway)

Contents

• 1Landmarks, east to west
  • 1.1Sutton Place South
  • 1.2First Avenue
  • 1.3Second Avenue
  • 1.4Third Avenue
  • 1.5Lexington Avenue
  • 1.6Park Avenue
  • 1.7Madison Avenue
  • 1.8Fifth Avenue
  • 1.9Sixth Avenue
  • 1.10Seventh Avenue
  • 1.11Broadway
  • 1.12Eighth Avenue
  • 1.13Ninth Avenue
  • 1.14Tenth Avenue
  • 1.15Eleventh Avenue
  • 1.16Twelfth Avenue/West Side Highway
• 2References
• 3External links

Landmarks, east to west[edit]

Sutton Place South[edit]

• The route officially begins at Sutton Place South which is on a hill overlooking FDR Drive.
• Plaza 400 Apartments, 40-story, 119 m/392 ft apartment building completed in 1967 (north)^[1]

First Avenue[edit]

• Terrence Cardinal Cook Building (south)
• Church of St. John the Evangelist (south)
• Bristol Apartments, 33-story apartment building completed in 1973^[2]

Second Avenue[edit]

• Brevard Apartments, 30-story apartments completed in 1981^[3]
• Marymount Manhattan College Dormitory, 48-story, 144 m / 473 ft mixed apartment house and dormitory completed in 2001 ^[4](north)
• 919 Third Avenue, 47-story 188 m / 615 ft building completed in 1971 (north)
• P. J. Clarke's, antique tavern known for holding its own and remaining intact despite attempts to destroy it for 919 Third. (north)^[5]

Third Avenue[edit]

Lexington Avenue[edit]

• Central Synagogue
• DLT Entertainment headquarters
• Levin Institute

Park Avenue[edit]

• Park Avenue Place, 38-story, 144 m 472 ft (144 m) office tower completed in 2004^[6] (south)
• Park Avenue Tower, 36-story 171 m 561 ft (171 m) office tower completed in 1987 with a distinctive pyramid roof (north)^[6]
• Heron Tower, 96 m 314 ft (96 m), 25-story building completed in 1986^[7]

Madison Avenue[edit]

• Sony Tower, 37-story 197 m 647 ft (197 m) building completed in 1984 originally to be the headquarters of AT&T (north)
• Finland House, 38-story, 130 m 427 ft (130 m) office tower completed in 1970 ^[8] (north)
• The St. Regis Hotel

Fifth Avenue[edit]

• The Peninsula New York, 21-story, 76 m 250 ft (76 m) hotel completed in 1905^[9] (south)
• Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (north)
• MGM Building, 35-story 127 m 416 ft (127 m) office tower completed in 1966 (south)^[10]

Sixth Avenue[edit]

• Robert Indiana Love (sculpture) (south)
• Capitol-EMI Building 34-story 143 m 470 ft (140 m) building (north)^[11]
• 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 50 story, 191 m 625 ft (191 m) building completed in 1969^[12] (south)
• 125 West 55th Street (north)
• New York City Center, theatre at 131 West 55th Street (north)
• 55th Street Playhouse, theatre at 154 West 55th Street
• CitySpire Center (north), 75-story 248 m 814 ft (248 m) tower (tallest on street), north^[13]
• The London NYC 54-floor 180 m 590 ft (180 m) tower completed in 1990 (south)^[14]
• Hotel Wellington (north)

Seventh Avenue[edit]

• Park Central Hotel, 25-story 109 m 357 ft (109 m) tower completed in 1926 most famous for mafia execution in the barber shop^[15] (north)
• Dream Hotel (south)
• Mutual of New York Building, 27-story 114 m 375 ft (114 m) building completed in 1950 whose sign inspired the song Mony, Mony^[16]

Broadway[edit]

• Random House Tower, 52-story 208 m 684 ft (208 m) tower (north)
• Former original location of Soup Nazi from Seinfeld

Eighth Avenue[edit]

Ninth Avenue[edit]

• Alvin Ailey Dance Hall (north)
• Julia Miles Theatre (Off Broadway venue) (south)
• Independent High School (north)

Tenth Avenue[edit]

• Clinton Towers Apartments 39-story apartment completed in 1974

Eleventh Avenue[edit]

Twelfth Avenue/West Side Highway[edit]

References[edit]

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5. ^ Dunlap, David W. " New Team, Old Look for Saloon; P. J. Clarke's Changes Owners, Who Plan to Retain Atmosphere", The New York Times, February 15, 2002. Accessed August 4, 2008.
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