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factoids

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Notable places, west to east

Twelfth Avenue

• The route begins at Twelfth Avenue (New York Route 9A). Opposite the intersection is the New York Passenger Ship Terminal and the Hudson River. This is the only two-way portion of 54th Street; the remainder (east of Eleventh Avenue) is one-way eastbound.
• De Witt Clinton Park. The West Side neighborhood of Clinton derives its name from the park. (south)

Eleventh Avenue

• Clinton Towers Apartments, 39-floor apartment building completed in 1974WEB,weblink Clinton Towers Apartments, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,weblink" title="archive.today/20130409033210weblink">weblink 9 April 2013, (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 1964WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061109042951weblink">weblink dead, November 9, 2006, AT&T Switching Center, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03, (south)

Tenth Avenue

• Sony Music Studios, 460 West 54th (south)
• The Hit Factory, 421 West 54th (north)

Ninth Avenue

• New York City Transit Rapid Transit Division's Rail Command Control Center, on former site of 54th Street Bus Depot and Ninth Avenue Railroad barn at 354 West 54th (south)
• Midtown Community Court (south)
• Midtown North precinct of New York City Police (south)

Eighth Avenue

(File:Motorcycle parade Bwy 54 jeh.jpg|thumb|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)WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070206191958weblink">weblink dead, February 6, 2007, The Marc, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,
• Ameritania Hotel (south)WEB,weblink Ameritania Hotel New York, New York Hotels by CRS, Ameritaniahotelnewyork.com, 2013-02-03,

Broadway

• The corner of Broadway and 54th is signed "Big Apple Corner" in honor of writer John J. Fitz Gerald who lived there and popularized the phrase Big Apple.
• 1700 Broadway, 42-story, 162 m / 533 ft office tower that is headquarters of King World ProductionsWEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070218073158weblink">weblink dead, February 18, 2007, 1700 Broadway, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,

Seventh Avenue

(File:London NYC W54 jeh.jpg|thumb|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.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070525111354weblink">weblink dead, May 25, 2007, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03, (south)
• Conrad (formerly The London NYC), 54-floor 180m/590ft mixed-use tower; tallest building on West 54th WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070220141400weblink">weblink dead, February 20, 2007, The London NYC, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03, (north)
• Ziegfeld Theatre (north)
• New York Hilton Hotel, 49-floor, 148 m {{convert|487|ft|m|abbr=on}} 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.WEB,weblink New York Hilton Hotel, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,weblink" title="archive.today/20120730142556weblink">weblink 30 July 2012, (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)WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070518143120weblink">weblink dead, May 18, 2007, Financial Times Building, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,
• 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 StreetWEB,weblink Tower Verre, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,weblink" title="archive.today/20120629085324weblink">weblink 29 June 2012, (south)
• Museum of Modern Art (south)
• Museum Tower 52-story{{convert|588|ft|m|abbr=on}} 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.AIA5, 333,
  • 13 and 15 West 54th Street occupied by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Nelson Rockefeller
  • 9–11 West 54th Street, occupied by James J. Goodwin and Josephine Goodwin
  • 7 West 54th Street occupied by Philip Lehman and Robert Lehman
  • 5 West 54th Street, occupied by Moses Allen Starr and Alice Dunning Starr
• 4 West 54th Street, Mansion and Residence of John D. Rockefeller (now Museum of Modern Art)
• University Club (north)

Fifth Avenue

• 520 Madison Avenue, 43-story, 176 m / 577 ft office tower with sloping lower walls and a section of the Berlin Wall in its adjoining parkWEB,weblink 520 Madison Avenue, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,weblink" title="archive.today/20120729174857weblink">weblink 29 July 2012, (south)
• William H. Moore House, 4 East 54th Street (south)
• 689 Fifth Avenue (north)
• 19 East 54th Street (north)

Madison Avenue

• Dillon, Read & Company Building, 36-story 141 m /464 ft building completed in 1982WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070219014200weblink">weblink dead, February 19, 2007, Dillon, Read & Company Building, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,
• 527 Madison, 26-story, 107 m {{convert|351|ft|m|abbr=on}} building completed in 1986WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061115022232weblink">weblink dead, November 15, 2006, 527 Madison, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,
• Hotel Elysee (south)

Park Avenue

• 399 Park Avenue, headquarter of Citigroup (south)
• Lever House (south)

Lexington Avenue

• Citigroup Center, tallest building on street (south)

Third Avenue

(File:909 3rd.jpg|thumb|909 Third Avenue)

• Lipstick Building (south)
• 909 Third Avenue, 32-floor tower built above the FDR Station (a post office) (north)WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070211220057weblink">weblink dead, February 11, 2007, 909 Third Avenue, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03, WEB, FDR Station - Post Office,weblink USPS, 21 April 2023,
  • {{coord|40.758279|-73.96786|display=inline|region:US_type:landmark_source:dewiki|name=909 Third Avenue}}

Second Avenue

• Neighborhood Playhouse, 340 East 54th Street
• East 54th Recreation Center
• Mondrian Condominiums, 43-story 134 m {{convert|439|ft|m|abbr=on}} apartment complex completed in 1992WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061115022428weblink">weblink dead, November 15, 2006, Mondrian Condominiums, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,

First Avenue

• Rivertower Apartments, 39-floor apartmentsWEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070211224808weblink">weblink dead, February 11, 2007, Rivertower Apartments, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03, (south)
• Saint James' Tower, 30-floor apartmentsWEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070211114655weblink">weblink dead, February 11, 2007, Saint James' Tower, New York City /, US /, Emporis.com, 2013-02-03,

Sutton Place South

• The street ends at a cul-de-sac off Sutton Place South.

References

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External links

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• 54th Street: A New York Songline - virtual walking tour

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