Editing 52nd Street (Manhattan)

{{Short description|West-east street in Manhattan, New York}}
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'''52nd Street''' is a {{convert|1.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[One-way traffic|one-way]] street traveling west to east across [[Midtown Manhattan]], [[New York City]], United States. A short section of it was known as the city's center of jazz performance from the 1930s to the 1950s.

==Jazz center==
[[File:52nd Street, New York, by Gottlieb, 1948.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Looking east from 6th Avenue, 52nd Street at night (May 1948); photo by [[William P. Gottlieb]]]]

Following the repeal of [[Prohibition]] in 1933, 52nd Street replaced [[133rd Street (Manhattan)|133rd Street]] as "Swing Street" of the city. The blocks of 52nd Street between Fifth  and [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh Avenues]] became renowned for the abundance of [[jazz]] clubs and lively street life. The street was convenient to musicians playing on Broadway and the 'legitimate' nightclubs and was also the site of a [[CBS]] studio. Musicians who played for others in the early evening played for themselves on 52nd Street.

In the period from 1930 through the early 1950s, 52nd Street clubs hosted such jazz musicians as [[Louis Prima]], [[Art Tatum]], [[Fats Waller]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Trummy Young]], [[Harry Gibson]], [[Nat Jaffe]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Charlie Parker]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Marian McPartland]], and many more. Although musicians from all schools performed there, after [[Minton's Playhouse]] in uptown [[Harlem]], 52nd Street was the second most important place for the dissemination of [[bebop]].<ref>[[Miles Davis]] (1989). ''Autobiography''.</ref> In fact, a tune called "[[52nd Street Theme]]" by [[Thelonious Monk]] became a bebop anthem and jazz standard.

[[File:52nd Street, New York City, NY 0001 original.jpg|thumb|375px|The south side of 52nd Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues &ndash; looking east from 6th Avenue ({{circa|1948}}); photo by [[William P. Gottlieb]]]]

Virtually every great jazz player and singer of the era performed at clubs:

'''52nd Street, between 6th & 7th Avenues'''<ref>Ken Vail, ''Jazz milestones: a pictorial chronicle of jazz 1900-1990'', Volume, Part 2, [[Castle Communications]] (1993) {{OCLC|30781182|34905815|680173922}} {{ISBN|095222870X}} {{ISBN|9780952228707}} {{ISBN|1860740502}} {{ISBN|9781860740503}}</ref>
* [[Kelly's Stables (New York)|Kelly's Stable]], 137 W 52
* The Hickory House, 144 W 52

'''52nd Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues'''
* [[21 Club]], 21 W 52 (1929–2020)
* Leon & Eddie's, 33 W 52
* [[Famous Door]]
:: 35 W 52 (Mar 1935–May 1936)
:: 66 W 52 (Dec 1937–Nov 1943)
:: 201 W 52 (Nov 1943–1944)
:: 56 W 52 (1947–1950)
:: Note: The Cotton Club (unconnected to the defunct club with the same name) opened in 1943 on the site formerly occupied by the Famous Door; the club was initially managed by Russell Carter
*[[Jimmy Ryan's (jazz club)|Jimmy Ryan's]], 53 W 52 (1934–1962)
::154 W 54th (1962–1983)
*Spotlite Club, 56 W 52
*Club Samoa
:: 62 W 52 (1940–1943)
:: became a [[strip club]] in 1943
*[[Onyx Club (New York City)|The Onyx]]
:: 35 W 52 (1927–1933) (owned by Joe Helbock)
:: 72 W 52 (1933–1937) (owned by Joe Helbock)
:: 62 W 52 (1937–1939) (owned by Joe Helbock, et al.)
:: 57 W 52 (1942–1949) (unrelated to the original Onyx)
:: became a [[strip club]] in 1949
*Yacht Club, 66 W 52
*Club Downbeat, 66 W 52
*Club Carousel, 66 W 52
*3 Deuces, 72 W 52

[[Disc jockey]] [[Symphony Sid]] frequently did [[broadcasting|live broadcasts]] from the street which were transmitted across the country.

By the late 1940s, the jazz scene began moving elsewhere around the city and [[urban renewal]] began to take hold of the street. By the 1960s, most of the legendary clubs were razed or fell into disrepair. The last jazz club there closed in 1968, though one remains as a restaurant. Today, the street is full of banks, shops, and department stores and shows little trace of its jazz history. The block from 5th to 6th Avenues is formally co-named "Swing Street" and one block west is called "[[W. C. Handy]]s Place".

The [[21 Club]] was the sole surviving club on 52nd Street that also existed during the 1940s. It closed in 2020. The venue for the original [[Birdland (jazz club)|Birdland]] at 1674 Broadway (between 52nd & 53rd), which came into existence in 1949, is now a strip club. The current [[Birdland (jazz club)|Birdland]] is on 44th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues.

[[File:Swing Street West 52nd Street sign.jpg|thumb|right|225px|"Swing Street" street sign]]

==Notable places on 52nd Street==
This is a list of notable places within one block of 52nd Street.

===West Side Highway===
*The route begins at the West Side Highway ([[New York Route 9A]]). Opposite the intersection is the [[New York Passenger Ship Terminal]] and the [[Hudson River]]
*[[Hustler Club]] on south side
*[[De Witt Clinton Park]] on north (the whole west side neighborhood of [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Clinton]] derives its name from the park
*Studios of ''[[The Daily Show]]'' broadcast (south)

===Eleventh Avenue===
The section between Eleventh and Tenth Avenues is signed "Joe Hovarth Way" in tribute to Joseph Hovarth (1945–1995) who located the [[Police Athletic League of New York City|Police Athletic League]] William J. Duncan Center on the block after moving from its original location.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=1997-05-30 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/97/sp310-97.html |title=Mayor Giuliani Considers Legislation To Create "Joe Horvath Street" In Manhattan |publisher=Mayor's Press Office |access-date=2008-08-11 |archive-date=2008-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014125557/http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/97/sp310-97.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The Duncan Center is named for a patrolman who was shot while chasing a stolen car in the neighborhood on May 17, 1930.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/22/archives/pal-dedicates-its-dream-house-new-center-on-west-side-created-from.html |title=P.A.L. DEDICATES ITS DREAM HOUSE; New Center on West Side Created From Building Abandoned by Y.W.C.A. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=Jan 22, 1956 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829182708/https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/22/archives/pal-dedicates-its-dream-house-new-center-on-west-side-created-from.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Tenth Avenue===
*Closed Midtown Branch of [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center]] (formerly St. Clares Hospital) (south)

===Ninth Avenue===
*The Manhattan School &ndash; Public School 35, special ed. (317 West 52nd) (north)
*Radio City Station Post Office (zip code 10019) (south)
*The Link (south), 43-story, 215–unit, glass tower condominium (height = 471 feet), opened in 2007<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetlink-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=The Link, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429071758/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetlink-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> on site of the S.I.R. (Studio Instrument Rentals, Inc.) building at 310 W 52nd, known as the Palm Gardens Building.<ref>Christopher Walsh, ''S.I.R. on the Move,'' [[Billboard Magazine]], July 10, 2004, pg. 56</ref> S.I.R. occupied the building from 1974 until 2004. Cheetah, the well-known club that had once been at 53rd and Broadway, occupied the Palm Gardens building from 1968 to 1974. Cheetah became a popular Latin-American dance club that helped popularize [[Salsa (dance)|Salsa]] to mainstream America.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/arts/music/fania-all-stars-return-in-our-latin-thing-dvd.html |title=It Happened One Night at the Cheetah |first=Larry |last=Rohter |newspaper=The New York Times |date=Aug 19, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426195912/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/arts/music/fania-all-stars-return-in-our-latin-thing-dvd.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Eighth Avenue===
*[[Neil Simon Theatre]] (south)
*[[August Wilson Theatre]] (north)
*[[Gallagher's Steak House]] (south)
*[[Novotel]] 26-floor, {{cvt|272|ft|m}} hotel opened in 1984<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=accornovotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Accor Novotel, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520162211/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=accornovotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (south)
*[[1675 Broadway]] - 35-floor, {{cvt|485|ft|m}} office building opened in 1990<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1675broadway-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=1675 Broadway, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016134449/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1675broadway-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (north)
[[File:WC Handys Pl 52 St from 7 Av jeh.jpg|thumb|right|275px|52nd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues is "W. C. Handy's Place"]]
[[File:0366New York City Detail.JPG|thumb|right|275px|The "[[21 Club]]"]]
[[File:660 5th Avenue New York City.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The [[William Kissam Vanderbilt]] [[Vanderbilt mansions|mansion]] "[[Petit Chateau]]", designed by [[Richard Morris Hunt]], stood on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street until 1926]]
[[File:Seagrambuilding.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The [[Seagram Building]] was completed in 1957 and was designed by [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]], in collaboration with [[Philip Johnson]]]]

===Broadway===
*[[Sheraton New York, Times Square|Sheraton Manhattan Hotel at Times Square]], 22-story, {{cvt|225|ft|m}} opened in 1962<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sheratonnewyork-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Sheraton New York hotel & Towers Emporis.com |access-date=2009-08-14 |archive-date=2007-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517234610/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sheratonnewyork-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (south)

===Seventh Avenue===
*Seventh Avenue to Sixth Avenue is signed [[W.C. Handy]]'s Place
*[[AXA Center]], 54-floor, {{cvt|752|ft|m}} office tower opened in 1986<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=axacenter-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=AXA Center, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2008-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317213445/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=axacenter-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (south)
*[[Sheraton New York, Times Square|Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers]], 51-story, {{cvt|501|ft|m}} opened in 1962<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sheratoncitysquirehotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Sheraton City Squire Hotel, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529061937/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sheratoncitysquirehotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (north)
*[[Flatotel New York City]], 46-floor, {{cvt|475|ft|m}} Flatotel that opened in 1992 and is the street's(north)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=manhattanapartments-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Flatotel New York City, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518143044/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=manhattanapartments-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[Credit Lyonnais Building]] 45-floor, {{cvt|609|ft|m}} office building that opened in 1964 (north)
*[[1285 Avenue of the Americas]], 42-story, {{cvt|545|ft|m}} office building<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1285avenuenueofstreetamericas-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430030724/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1285avenuenueofstreetamericas-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (south)

===Sixth and a Half Avenue===
*In the middle of block between Sixth and Seventh Avenues is a [[pedestrian mall|pedestrian corridor]] named by the city "[[Sixth and a Half Avenue]]", which runs from [[51st Street (Manhattan)|51st]] to [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th]] Streets.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/officially-marking-a-new-manhattan-avenue/ |title=Officially Marking a New Manhattan Avenue |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720182456/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/officially-marking-a-new-manhattan-avenue/ |archive-date=2012-07-20 |website=NYTimes - City Room |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |last2=Flegenheimer |first2=Matt |date=July 13, 2012 |access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref>

===Sixth Avenue===
*Sixth Avenue to Fifth Avenue is signed "Swing Street".
*[[AXA Financial Center]] 43-story, {{cvt|571|ft|m}} completed in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=axafinancialcenter-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521231205/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=axafinancialcenter-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> It has a large [[Thomas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]] mural in lobby. (south)
*[[CBS Building]], headquarters of the network and popularly referred to as "Black Rock" (north)
*[[31 West 52nd Street]] 30-floor, {{cvt|411|ft|m}} completed in 1986 originally for the [[E.F. Hutton]] headquarters. Currently the New York office of the international law firm, [[Clifford Chance]] (north) and the New York office of investment bank [[TD Securities]], as well as the New York office for the international law firm [[Holland & Knight LLP]].
*[[Paley Center for the Media]] (north)
*[[75 Rockefeller Center]], 33-story, {{cvt|424|ft|m}} building completed in 1947 the last of the original Rockefeller Center buildings that was originally used for the headquarters of the Rockefeller [[Esso]] Oil Company<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=timewarnerbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Time-Warner Building, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929144446/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=timewarnerbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (north)
*[[21 Club]] (north)
*[[666 Fifth Avenue]] (north)
*[[650 Fifth Avenue]] (south) 36-story, {{cvt|492|ft|m}} office tower completed in 1978<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=6505avenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=650 Fifth Avenue, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518141911/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=6505avenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Fifth Avenue===
*The Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues is signed "Place de Cartier" because of the [[Cartier SA]] store at [[Morton F. Plant House|653 Fifth Avenue (south)]].
*[[Olympic Tower]] (south)
*[[Austrian Cultural Forum New York#Building|Austrian Cultural Forum Building]] for [[Austria]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=austrianculturalinstitutebuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Austrian Cultural Institute Building, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429231157/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=austrianculturalinstitutebuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[House of Thurn]], haute couture fashion label was located at 15 East 52nd Street, 1913-1934
*[[Hanover Bank Building]], 30-story, {{cvt|389|ft|m}} completed in 1962
*[[Omni Berkshire Place]] (north)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=omniberkshireplacehotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219013333/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=omniberkshireplacehotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[488 Madison Avenue|Look Building (south)]]

===Madison Avenue===
*[[Park Avenue Plaza Building]], 45-story, {{cvt|574|ft|m}} building completed in 1981 above the [[Racquet and Tennis Club]] (north)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=parkavenuenueplazabuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Park Avenue Plaza Building, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525204816/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=parkavenuenueplazabuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Park Avenue===
*[[Seagram Building]], 38-floor, {{cvt|515|ft|m}} building completed in 1958, formerly home to the [[Four Seasons Restaurant]] (north)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=seagrambuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Seagram Building, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219005549/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=seagrambuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[345 Park Avenue]], 44-story, {{cvt|634|ft|m}} building completed in 1969 (south)

===Lexington Avenue===
*52nd between Lexington and Third Avenue is signed [[State of Israel Bonds|Israel Bonds]] Way (the Development Corporation for Israel which issues the bonds is headquartered at the intersection in the Grolier Building).
*[[Grolier Building]] 33-story, {{cvt|414|ft|m}} building completed in 1958<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=grolierbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=Grolier Building, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504095413/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=grolierbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[599 Lexington Avenue]], 50-story, {{cvt|653|ft|m}} building completed in 1986 (north)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=599lexingtonavenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=599 Lexington Avenue, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2008-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317210519/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=599lexingtonavenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[150 East 52nd Street]], 35-story, {{cvt|390|ft|m}} building completed in 1983<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=150east52street-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=150 East 52nd Street, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222095611/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/115229/150-east-52nd-street-new-york-city-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Third Avenue===
*[[875 3rd Avenue]] 29-story, {{cvt|399|ft|m}} building completed in 1983<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=8753avenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=875 3rd Avenue, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018222303/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=8753avenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> (north)
*[[MacMillan Building]] 31-story, {{cvt|364|ft|m}} building completed in 1966<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=macmillanbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |title=MacMillan Building, New York City / Emporis.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-date=2007-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211115645/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=macmillanbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[Hungary]] Consulate
*[[Zambia]] Mission to the [[United Nations]]
*[[Rockefeller Guest House]], 242 East 52nd Street (south)

===Second Avenue===
*[[Thailand]] Consulate and Mission to the United Nations

===First Avenue===
The block between First Avenue and FDR has been subject of an attempt to designate it as its own neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Elizabeth |title=On 52nd Street, a Co-op's Members Think Numerals Are Holding Them Back |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/nyregion/on-a-numbered-street-apartment-owners-yearn-for-more-cachet.html?searchResultPosition=1 |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=16 January 2012}}</ref>
*52nd Street is [[Bidirectional traffic|two-way]] traffic east of First Avenue since it dead ends on a bluff above the [[FDR Drive]].
*Southgate Apartment
*Rivergate Apartment
*[[Sutton House (Manhattan)|Sutton House]] 
*450 East 52nd - ''"[[The Campanile]]"'' is a 14-story brick [[housing cooperative|cooperative apartment building]] overlooking the East River. It was home to celebrities such as [[Greta Garbo]] and [[John Lennon]].
*[[River House (New York City)|River House]]

==In literature and popular culture==
In [[W. H. Auden]]'s poem "[[September 1, 1939]]", about the [[Second World War]], Auden narrates himself as being on 52nd Street.

A 1948 amateur recording of [[Charlie Parker]] at the [[Onyx Club]], ''[[Bird on 52nd St.]]'', was released by Jazz Workshop in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xR0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Bird+on+52nd+Street&pg=PA29 |title=Billboard |first= |last= |date=Dec 23, 1957 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |via=Google Books |access-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604021427/https://books.google.it/books?id=xR0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29&dq=Bird+on+52nd+Street&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAWoVChMI_9iU7fXLxwIVBFUUCh0lhgrJ#v=onepage&q=Bird+on+52nd+Street&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Charlie Parker Catalog |url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/charlie-parker/catalog/ |website=JAZZDISCO.org |publisher=Jazz Discography Project |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528063106/https://www.jazzdisco.org/charlie-parker/catalog/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Billy Joel]] has a studio album titled ''[[52nd Street (album)|52nd Street]]''. The songs, including the hit single "[[Honesty (Billy Joel song)|Honesty]]", have a jazz flavoring not found on his other albums.<ref>RIAA lists October 11 as the release date. Billy Joel tweeted that it was October 12.
*{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Billy+Joel&ti=52nd+Street#search_section |title=Billy Joel – 52nd Street |website=Gold and Platinum Certification |publisher=RIAA |date=2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094422/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Billy+Joel&ti=52nd+Street#search_section |url-status=live}}
*{{cite tweet |user=billyjoel |number=1182992309736165376 |date=October 12, 2019 |title=52nd St Release Date |access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref>

[[Toshiki Kadomatsu]] wrote a song titled "52nd Street 'Akiko{{'"}}, which is on his album ''Sea Is a Lady''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1037254-Toshiki-Kadomatsu-%E8%A7%92%E6%9D%BE%E6%95%8F%E7%94%9F-Sea-Is-A-Lady |title=Toshiki Kadomatsu = 角松敏生*- Sea Is A Lady |publisher=Discogs | date=1987 |access-date=2021-12-22 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222095610/https://www.discogs.com/master/1037254-Toshiki-Kadomatsu-%E8%A7%92%E6%9D%BE%E6%95%8F%E7%94%9F-Sea-Is-A-Lady |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'']], episode 32, "[[A Passage for Trumpet]]", refers to the jazz clubs of 52nd Street.

[[Van Morrison]]'s 1972 song "[[Saint Dominic's Preview (song)|Saint Dominic's Preview]]" includes the lyrics "And meanwhile we're over on a 52nd Street apartment/Socializing with the wino few".

[[Daniel Okrent]] invented Rotisserie League Baseball, a form of [[fantasy baseball]], in 1979. The name comes from the name of the restaurant, La Rôtisserie Française restaurant on New York City's East 52nd Street, where he first suggested the idea to his friends.

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*[http://www.nysonglines.com/52st.htm 52nd Street: A New York Songline] - virtual walking tour

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