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Midtown skyline showing Chrysler Building and Radio City, New York, circa 1945

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Aerial Views & PanoramasCommercial BuildingsTown & City Views
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Linen
Front of Midtown skyline showing Chrysler Building and Radio City, New York, circa 1945, linen postcard
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Back of Midtown skyline showing Chrysler Building and Radio City, New York, circa 1945, linen postcard
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An elevated, brightly colored view of the Manhattan skyline, with the Chrysler Building's terraced spire rising at center and the slab-like towers of Rockefeller Center's Radio City complex at the right. The Chrysler Building, completed in 1930 to William Van Alen's design, was briefly the world's tallest building, while Radio City and the surrounding Rockefeller Center blocks were built between 1931 and 1939. The dense cluster of setback skyscrapers around them marks the heart of Midtown Manhattan as it appeared in the 1930s and 1940s.

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PublisherAlfred Mainzer
MIDTOWN SKYLINE SHOWING CHRYSLER BUILDING AND RADIO CITY, NEW YORK --- CHRYSLER BUILDING AND RADIO CITY. The Chrysler Building which towers 1046 feet into the air is located at 405 Lexington Avenue. It cost $20,000,000 to build and William Van Allen was the architect. In the background of this view may be seen the buildings of Radio City. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE ALFRED MAINZER, 118 EAST 28TH ST., NEW YORK 16, N.Y.
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PublisherAlfred Mainzer
Series14815
ConditionVery good
Place depictedNew York, NY
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; printed card numbers "21" (upper right) and "14815" (lower right). No postmark; unused card. Linen-texture stock with white border; undivided back carrying printed caption and publisher imprint.

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Midtown skyline showing Chrysler Building and Radio City, New York, circa 1945, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/midtown-skyline-showing-chrysler-building-and-radio-city-new. Accessed October 24, 2026.