18 East 50th Street, also known as the Hampton Shops Building and the New York Health & Racquet Club Building, is an office building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Located on the south side of 50th Street, on the middle of the block between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, it was designed by William Lawrence Rouse, Lafayette Anthony Goldstone, and Joseph L. Steinam.
Seen from the north
Detail of the second story
Looking up at the building's 50th Street facade, with the Swiss Bank Tower at right
St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan)
St. Patrick's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It is the seat of the Archbishop of New York as well as a parish church. The cathedral occupies a city block bounded by Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, 50th Street, and 51st Street, directly across from Rockefeller Center. Designed by James Renwick Jr., it is the largest Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral in North America.
View of the cathedral from the south on Fifth Avenue
Exterior elevation drawing of the western facade, by James Renwick, architect
View from Rockefeller Center
Detail of the entrance (October 2007)