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'{{other uses}} {{attached KML|display=title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox street | name = Fifth Avenue | marker_image = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alternate_name = | image = Photograph of Fifth Avenue from the Metropolitan—New York City.jpg | image_size = 350px | image_map = | caption = The Museum Mile section of Fifth Avenue at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] at 81st Street | map_type = | latitude = | longitude = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | other_name = Museum Mile | former_names = | part_of = | namesake = | type = | owner = [[City of New York]] | maint = [[NYCDOT]] | length_mi = 6.2 | length_ref = <ref name="gmaps south">{{google maps |url=https://goo.gl/maps/5grbO |title=Fifth Avenue (south of 120th Street) |accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="gmaps north">{{google maps |url=https://goo.gl/maps/eu7CA |title=Fifth Avenue (north of 124th Street) |accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref> | length_notes = | width = | area = | steps = | postal_code = | addresses = | location = [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]] | metro = | coordinates = | direction_a = South | terminus_a = [[Waverly Place (Manhattan)|Washington Square North]] in [[Greenwich Village, Manhattan|Greenwich Village]] | junction = [[Madison Square]] in [[Flatiron District, Manhattan|Flatiron]]<br>[[Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)|Grand Army Plaza]] in [[Midtown Manhattan|Midtown]]<br>[[Duke Ellington Circle]] in [[East Harlem]]<br>[[Marcus Garvey Park]] in [[Harlem]]<br>[[Madison Avenue Bridge]] in Harlem<br>{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Harlem River}} in Harlem | direction_b = North | terminus_b = {{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Harlem River|road=[[143rd Street (Manhattan)|143rd Street]]}} in Harlem | main_contractor = | cost = | references = | commissioning_date = [[Commissioners' Plan of 1811|March 1811]] | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | demolition_date = | east = [[University Place (Manhattan)|University Place]] (south of 14th)<br>[[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] (14th to 23rd)<br>[[Madison Avenue]] (north of 23rd) | west = [[Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)|Sixth Avenue]] (south of 59th)<br>[[Central Park]]-East Drive (59th to 110th)<br/>[[Lenox Avenue (Manhattan)|Lenox Avenue]] (north of 110th) | designer = | known_for = | status = | website = }} '''Fifth Avenue''' is a major [[thoroughfare]] going through the [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]], United States. It stretches from [[143rd Street (Manhattan)|West 143rd Street]] in [[Harlem]] to [[Waverly Place (Manhattan)|Washington Square North]] at [[Washington Square Park]] in [[Greenwich Village]]. It is considered among the most expensive and best shopping streets in the world.<ref name="huffpost 20100921"/><ref name="nytimes 19970429"/> ==History== [[File:Fifth Avenue after a snow storm.jpg|thumb|left|325px|Fifth Avenue after a snow storm in 1905]] The lower stretch of Fifth Avenue extended the stylish neighborhood of Washington Square northwards. The high status of Fifth Avenue was confirmed in 1862, when [[Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor|Caroline Schermerhorn Astor]] settled on the southwest corner of 34th Street, and the beginning of the end of its reign as a residential street was symbolized by the erection, in 1893, of the Astoria Hotel on the site of her house, later linked to its neighbor as the [[Waldorf–Astoria (New York, 1893)|Waldorf–Astoria Hotel]] (now the site of the [[Empire State Building]]). Fifth Avenue is the central scene in [[Edith Wharton]]'s 1920 Pulitzer Prize winning novel ''[[The Age of Innocence]]''. The novel describes New York's social elite in the 1870s and provides historical context to Fifth Avenue and New York's aristocratic families. Originally a narrower thoroughfare, much of Fifth Avenue south of [[Central Park]] was widened in 1908, sacrificing its wide sidewalks to accommodate the increasing traffic. The midtown blocks, now famously commercial, were largely a residential district until the start of the 20th century. The first commercial building on Fifth Avenue was erected by [[B. Altman and Company|Benjamin Altman]] who bought the corner lot on the northeast corner of [[34th Street (Manhattan)|34th Street]] in 1896, and demolished the [[280 Broadway|"Marble Palace"]] of his arch-rival, [[Alexander Turney Stewart|A. T. Stewart]]. In 1906 his department store, [[B. Altman and Company]], occupied the whole of its block front. The result was the creation of a high-end shopping district that attracted fashionable women and the upscale stores that wished to serve them. [[Lord & Taylor]]'s flagship store is still located on Fifth Avenue near the [[Empire State Building]] and the [[New York Public Library]].{{clear left}} In the 1920s traffic towers controlled important intersections from 14th to 59th Streets. ==Description== Fifth Avenue originates at [[Washington Square Park]] in [[Greenwich Village]] and runs northwards through the heart of [[Midtown Manhattan|Midtown]], along the eastern side of [[Central Park]], where it forms the boundary of the [[Upper East Side]] and through [[Harlem]], where it terminates at the [[Harlem River]] at 142nd Street. Traffic crosses the river on the [[Madison Avenue Bridge]]. Fifth Avenue serves as the dividing line for [[house numbering]] and west-east streets in Manhattan, just as [[Jerome Avenue]] does in [[the Bronx]]. It separates, for example, East 59th Street from West 59th Street. From this zero point for ''street'' addresses, numbers increase in both directions as one moves away from Fifth Avenue, with 1 West 58th Street on the corner at Fifth Avenue, and 300 West 58th Street located three blocks to the west of it. The section of Fifth Avenue that crosses [[Midtown Manhattan]], especially that between [[49th Street (Manhattan)|49th Street]] and [[60th Street (Manhattan)|60th Street]], is lined with prestigious shops and is consistently ranked among the most expensive shopping streets in the world.<ref name="huffpost 20100921">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21/the-worlds-most-expensive_1_n_733301.html|title=Fifth Avenue The World's Most Expensive Shopping Street (PHOTOS) (Subtext: "For the 9th year in a row, Fifth Avenue between 39th and 60th Streets ranks first among Cushman & Wakefield's Main Streets Across the World Report, according to the New York Post.")|publisher=HuffingtonPost.com, Inc|date=September 21, 2010|accessdate=October 23, 2010}}</ref> The "most expensive street in the world" moniker changes depending on currency fluctuations and local economic conditions from year to year. For several years starting in the mid-1990s, the shopping district between 49th and [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Streets]] was ranked as having the world's most expensive retail spaces on a cost per square foot basis.<ref name="nytimes 19970429">Foderaro, Lisa W. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01EEDF1331F93AA15757C0A961958260 "Survey Reaffirms 5th Ave. at Top of the Retail Rent Heap"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 29, 1997. Retrieved February 5, 2008.</ref> In 2008, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine ranked Fifth Avenue as being the most expensive street in the world. Some of the most coveted real estate on Fifth Avenue are the penthouses perched atop the buildings.<ref>[http://www.NYCPenthouses.com New York Penthouses for Sale]</ref> The [[American Planning Association]] (APA) compiled a list of "2012 Great Places in America" and declared Fifth Avenue to be one of the greatest streets to visit in America. This historic street has many world-renowned museums, businesses and stores, parks, luxury apartments, and historical landmarks that are reminiscent of its history and vision for the future.<ref>[http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/ Great Places in America]. Planning.org (February 24, 2011). Retrieved July 19, 2013.</ref> === Historical landmarks === '''New York City landmarks'''<br> {{see also|Lists of New York City Landmarks}} [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] is the New York City agency that is responsible for identifying and designating the City's landmarks and the buildings in the City's historic districts. Below is a list of historic sites on Fifth Avenue with their designation dates:<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml Landmarks Preservation Commission – Home]. Nyc.gov. Retrieved July 19, 2013.</ref> [[File:New York Public Library 1908-alt.jpg|thumb|300px|The main branch of the [[New York Public Library]].]] [[File:Trump-Tower-3.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The [[Trump Tower]].]] * [[500 Fifth Avenue]] Building – December 14, 2010 * Aeolian Building (Elizabeth Arden Building) – (689 Fifth Avenue at 54th Street) – December 10, 2002 * George W. Vanderbilt Residence – (647 Fifth Avenue) – March 22, 1977 * Goelet Building (Swiss Center Building) – (606–608 Fifth Avenue at 49th Street) – January 14, 1992 * [[Gorham Building]] – (390 Fifth Avenue at 36th Street) – December 15, 1998 * [[Lord & Taylor]] (424-428 Fifth Avenue) – December 2007 * [[Manufacturers Trust Company Building]] – (510 Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street) – April 23, 1985 * Rizzoli Building – ([[712 Fifth Avenue]]) – January 29, 1985 * [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] – (611 Fifth Avenue) – December 20, 1984 * Sidewalk Clock – (200 Fifth Avenue) and (522 Fifth Avenue) – August 25, 1981 * [[St. Regis Hotel]] – (799 Fifth Avenue at 55th Street) – November 1, 1988 * The [[Trump Tower]] - (725 Fifth Avenue) - 1979 '''National Historic Landmarks'''<br> {{see also|List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City|National Register of Historic Places listings in New York County, New York}} The [[National Historic Landmark]] program (NHRP) focuses on places of significance in American history, architecture, engineering, or culture. It recognizes structures, buildings, sites, and districts associated with important events, people, or architectural movements. Listed below is a list of National Historic Landmarks located along Fifth Avenue:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/NY01.pdf |accessdate=February 19, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124220051/http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/NY01.pdf |archivedate=January 24, 2011 }}</ref> * [[Empire State Building]] – 350 Fifth Avenue – National Historic Landmark (06/24/86) * [[Flatiron Building]] – 175 Fifth Avenue – National Historic Landmark (06/29/89) * [[New York Public Library]] – Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street – National Historic Landmark (12/21/65) * [[Rockefeller Center]] − 45 Rockefeller Plaza – National Historic Landmark (12/23/87) * [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York)|St. Patrick's Cathedral]] – 460 Madison Avenue – National Historic Landmark (12/08/76) '''Other'''<br> In addition, the [[housing cooperative|cooperative apartment building]] at 2 Fifth Avenue was named a New York cultural landmark on December 12, 2013 by the Historic Landmark Preservation Center, as the last residence of former New York City Mayor [[Ed Koch]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Koch’s Last Residence Is Named a Cultural Landmark| url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/kochs-last-residence-is-named-a-cultural-landmark/?_r=0| last=Roberts| first=Sam| work=The New York Times| date=12 December 2013| accessdate=2015-05-14}}</ref> ===Traffic pattern=== Fifth Avenue from [[142nd Street (Manhattan)|142nd Street]] to [[135th Street (Manhattan)|135th Street]] carries [[Bidirectional traffic|two-way traffic]]. Fifth Avenue carries [[one-way traffic]] southbound from [[135th Street (Manhattan)|135th Street]] to [[Waverly Place (Manhattan)|Washington Square North]]. The changeover to one-way traffic south of 135th Street took place on January 14, 1966, at which time [[Madison Avenue (Manhattan)|Madison Avenue]] was changed to one way uptown (northbound).<ref>Kihbaconss, Peter. [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0815F83A5F1A7493C0A8178AD85F428685F9 "5th and Madison Avenues Become One-Way Friday; Change to Come 7 Weeks Ahead of Schedule to Ease Strike Traffic 5th and Madison to Be Made One-Way Friday"], ''The New York Times'', January 12, 1966. Retrieved December 6, 2007. "The long-argued conversion of Fifth and Madison Avenues to one-way streets will start at 6 am. Friday seven weeks ahead of schedule to ease congestion caused by the transit strike."</ref> From 124th Street to 120th Street, Fifth Avenue is cut off by [[Marcus Garvey Park]], with southbound traffic diverted around the park via Mount Morris Park West. Fifth Avenue is one of the few major streets in Manhattan along which [[streetcar]]s did not operate. Instead, [[Fifth Avenue Coach Company and Surface Transit|Fifth Avenue Coach]] offered a service more to the taste of fashionable gentlefolk, at twice the fare. On May 23, 2008, ''The New York Times'' reported that the New York City area [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metropolitan Transportation Authority's]] [[New York City Transit buses|bus division]] is considering the use of [[double-decker bus]]es on Fifth Avenue once again, where they were operated by the Fifth Avenue Coach Company until 1953,<ref>Neuman, William [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/nyregion/23buses.html?scp=5&sq=double+decker+bus&st=nyt "Step to the Rear of the Bus, Please, or Take a Seat Upstairs"], ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, May 23, 2008.</ref> and again by MTA from 1976 to 1978. [[File:US Navy 050317-N-5637H-001 Members of Naval Reserve Center Bronx's color guard march up Fifth Avenue in New York City (NYC), at the 244th Annual NYC St. Patrick's Day parade.jpg|thumb|267px|Members of Naval Reserve Center Bronx's color guard march up Fifth Avenue at the 244th Annual NYC St. Patrick's Day parade]] ====Parade route==== Fifth Avenue is the traditional route for many celebratory [[parade]]s in New York City; thus, it is closed to traffic on numerous Sundays in warm weather. The longest running parade is the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Parades held are distinct from the ''[[ticker-tape parade]]s'' held on the ''"[[Canyon of Heroes]]"'' on lower [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], and the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] held on Broadway from the [[Upper West Side]] downtown to [[Herald Square]]. Fifth Avenue parades usually proceed from south to north, with the exception of the [[LGBT Pride March (New York City)|LGBT Pride March]], which goes north to south to end in [[Greenwich Village]]. The Latino literary classic by New Yorker [[Giannina Braschi]], entitled "Empire of Dreams," takes place on the [[Puerto Rican Day Parade]] on Fifth Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/author/giannina_braschi|title=Giannina Braschi|work=National Book Festival|publisher=Library of Congress|year=2012|quote=’Braschi, one of the most revolutionary voices in Latin America today’ is the author of Empire of Dreams.}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Marting|first1=Diane|title= New/Nueva York in Giannina Braschi's 'Poetic Egg': Fragile Identity, Postmodernism, and Globalization|place=Indiana|publisher=The Global South|pages=167–182|date=2010}}.</ref> ====Bicycling route==== [[Cycling in New York City|Bicycling on Fifth Avenue]] ranges from segregated with a [[bike lane]] south of [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd Street]], to scenic along [[Central Park]], to dangerous through Midtown with very heavy traffic during rush hours.<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bike/cwbm.shtml New York City Cycling Map], New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 27, 2009.</ref> There is no dedicated bike lane along Fifth Avenue. In July 1987, then [[New York City Mayor]] [[Edward Koch]] proposed banning bicycling on Fifth, Park, and Madison Avenues during weekdays, but many bicyclists protested and had the ban overturned.<ref>Dunham, Mary Frances. [http://www.transalt.org/files/resources/blueprint/features/parkandmad.html "Bicycle Blueprint – Fifth, Park and Madison"], [[Transportation Alternatives]]. Retrieved April 27, 2009.</ref> When the trial was started on Monday, August 24, 1987 for 90 days to ban bicyclists from these three avenues from 31st Street to 59th Street between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays, [[mopeds]] would not be banned.<ref>Yee, Marilynn K. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/25/nyregion/ban-on-bikes-could-bring-more-mopeds.html "Ban on Bikes Could Bring More Mopeds"], ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, August 25, 1987. Retrieved April 27, 2009.</ref> On Monday, August 31, 1987, a state appeals court judge halted the ban for at least a week pending a ruling after opponents against the ban brought a lawsuit.<ref>Higgins Jr., Chester. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/04/nyregion/bike-messengers-life-in-tight-lane.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/B/Bicycles%20and%20Bicycling "Bike Messengers: Life in Tight Lane"], ''The New York Times'', Friday, September 4, 1987. Retrieved April 27, 2009.</ref> <ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref>ĪÔ ĩÔÔỊ</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref>===Nicknames=== your mother is a prostituée ====Upper Fifth Avenue/Millionaire's Row==== In the late 19th century, the very rich of New York began building mansions along the stretch of Fifth Avenue between [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th Street]] and [[96th Street (Manhattan)|96th Street]], looking onto [[Central Park]]. By the early 20th century, this portion of Fifth Avenue had been nicknamed "[[Millionaire's Mile|Millionaire's Row]]", with mansions such as the [[Mrs. William B. Astor House]], [[William A. Clark House]], [[Felix M. Warburg House]], two [[Morton F. Plant House]]s, [[James B. Duke House]] and numerous others (see Category:Fifth Avenue, below). Entries to Central Park along this stretch include Inventor's Gate at 72nd Street, which gave access to the park's carriage drives, and Engineers' Gate at 90th Street, used by equestrians. A milestone change for Fifth Avenue came in 1916, when the grand corner mansion at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue that [[James A. Burden II]] had erected in 1893 became the first private mansion on Fifth Avenue above 59th Street to be demolished to make way for a grand apartment house. The building at [[907 Fifth Avenue]] began a trend, with its 12 stories around a central court, with two apartments to a floor.<ref>The smallest apartment was a half-floor, of 12 rooms; [http://www.thecityreview.com/ues/fifave/fif907.htm 907 Fifth Avenue].</ref> Its strong cornice above the fourth floor, just at the eaves height of its neighbors, was intended to soften its presence. In January 1922, the city reacted to complaints about the ongoing replacement of Fifth Avenue's mansions by apartment buildings by restricting the height of future structures to {{convert|75|ft|m}}, about half the height of a ten-story apartment building.<ref name="nytimes.com">J. E. R. Carpenter, The Architect Who Shaped Upper Fifth Avenue, New York Times, August 26, 2007, [[Christopher Gray]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/realestate/26scap.html]</ref> Architect [[J. E. R. Carpenter]] brought suit, and won a verdict overturning the height restriction in 1923. Carpenter argued that "the avenue would be greatly improved in appearance when deluxe apartments would replace the old-style mansions."<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Led by real estate investors [[Benjamin Winter, Sr.]] and Frederick Brown, the old mansions were quickly torn down and replaced with apartment buildings.<ref>[http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/239257 Entrepreneur Magazine: "Built for BusinessĝOėèèèḸèḸġġőFğ: Midtown Manhattan in the 1920s"]. Retrieved November 11, 2014</ref> This area contains many notable apartment buildings, including [[810 Fifth Avenue]] and the [[Park Cinq]], many of them built in the 1920s by architects such as [[Rosario Candela]] and [[J. E. R. Carpenter]]. A very few post-[[World War II]] structures break the unified limestone frontage, notably the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]] between 88th and 89th Streets [[File:Museum Mile Sign.jpg|right|thumb|267px|The Museum Mile street sign]] [[File:Metropolitan Museum of Art entrance NYC.JPG|thumb|right|267px|The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] [[File:USA-NYC-Cartier 5th Avenue.jpg|thumb|right|187px|Cartier is one of several premier retail establishments located on Fifth Avenue]] ====Museum Mile==== Museum Mile is the name for a section of Fifth Avenue running from 82nd to 105th streets on the [[Upper East Side]],<ref>Ng, Diana. "Museum Mile" in {{cite enc-nyc2}}, p.867</ref><ref>Street signs saying "Museum Mile" actually extend to 80th Street. [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7776203,-73.9632579,3a,37.5y,107.57h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7GYgDe4LxlZ8GGacHsNuhA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 "Street View: 80th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York"] Google Maps</ref> in an area sometimes called Upper [[Carnegie Hill]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Reaching High on Upper 5th Avenue | date = October 21, 2011 | first = Laura | last = Kusisto | work = [[The Wall Street Journal]] | accessdate = February 22, 2013 |url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204618704576643022038133998.html | archivedate = October 23, 2011 | deadurl = no | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111023171126/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204618704576643022038133998.html}}</ref> The Mile, which contains one of the densest displays of culture in the world, is actually three blocks longer than one mile (1.6&nbsp;km). Nine museums occupy the length of this section of Fifth Avenue.<ref name=mmilemus>{{cite web|url=http://www.museummilefestival.org/museums/|title=Museums on the Mile|accessdate=June 24, 2011 | archivedate = January 1, 2012 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120101013336/http://www.museummilefestival.org/museums/ }}</ref> A ninth museum, the [[Museum for African Art]], joined the ensemble in 2009; its Museum at [[110th Street (Manhattan)|110th Street]], the first new museum constructed on the Mile since the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]] in 1959,<ref name="mafr">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/arts/design/09muse.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1171034919-Ngcv5cZscyaXSLcM4mrzXw&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin|title=Museum for African Art Finds its Place|accessdate=July 15, 2008|date=February 9, 2007|author=Sewell Chan|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> opened in late 2012. In addition to other programming, the museums collaborate for the annual Museum Mile Festival to promote the museums and increase visitation.<ref name="drv">{{cite web|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F1FFA395D12728DDDAE0A94DE405B898BF1D3|title=New Drive Promoting 5th Ave.'s 'Museum Mile'|accessdate=July 15, 2008|date=June 27, 1979|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The Museum Mile Festival traditionally takes place here on the second Tuesday in June from 6 – 9 p.m. It was established in 1979 to increase public awareness of its member institutions and promote public support of the arts in New York City.<ref>"Museum Mile Festival held in New York" ''UPI NewsTrack'' (June 8, 2004.)</ref> The first festival was held on {{start date|1979|6|26}}.<ref>New drive promoting Fifth Avenue's 'Museum Mile', ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 27, 1979.</ref> The nine museums are open free that evening to the public. Several of the participating museums offer outdoor art activities for children, live music and street performers.<ref>Fass, Allison and Murray, Liz (2000) "Talking to the Streets for Art" ''[[The New York Times]]'' June 11, 2000, p.17, col. 2.</ref> During the event, Fifth Avenue is closed to traffic. Museums on the mile include: *110th Street – [[Museum for African Art]]<ref name=afart>{{cite news|last=Catton|first=Pia|title=Another Delay for Museum of African Art|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/06/14/another-delay-for-museum-of-african-art/|accessdate=June 24, 2011|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref> *105th Street – [[El Museo del Barrio]] *103rd Street – [[Museum of the City of New York]] *92nd Street – [[Jewish Museum (New York)|The Jewish Museum]] *91st Street – [[Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum]] (part of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]) *89th Street – [[National Academy of Design|National Academy Museum]] and School of Fine Arts *88th Street – [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]] *86th Street – [[Neue Galerie New York]] *82nd Street – [[Metropolitan Museum of Art|The Metropolitan Museum of Art]] Additionally, on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th Street lies the [[Henry Clay Frick House]] which houses the [[Frick Collection]], though this is not part of Museum Mile. ==Economy== Between [[49th Street (Manhattan)|49th Street]] and [[60th Street (Manhattan)|60th Street]], is lined with prestigious boutiques and flagship stores and is consistently ranked among the most expensive shopping streets in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21/the-worlds-most-expensive_1_n_733301.html|title=Fifth Avenue The World's Most Expensive Shopping Street (PHOTOS) (Subtext: "For the 9th year in a row, Fifth Avenue between 49th and 60th Streets ranks first among Cushman & Wakefield's Main Streets Across the World Report, according to the New York Post.")|publisher=HuffingtonPost.com, Inc|date=September 21, 2010|accessdate=October 23, 2010}}</ref> Many [[luxury goods]], [[fashion]], toys, and sport [[brand]] boutiques are located on Fifth Avenue, including [[Louis Vuitton]], [[Tiffany & Co.]], [[Gucci]], [[Prada]], [[Bottega Veneta]], [[Armani]], [[Fendi]], [[Versace]], [[Tommy Hilfiger Corporation|Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]], [[Omega SA|Omega]], [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Ralph Lauren]], [[Chanel]], [[Harry Winston, Inc.|Harry Winston]], [[Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.|Salvatore Ferragamo]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Escada]], [[Swarovski]], [[Bulgari|Bvlgari]], [[Emilio Pucci]], [[Ermenegildo Zegna]], [[Diesel (brand)|Diesel]], [[Lacoste]], [[Brooks Brothers]], [[Abercrombie & Fitch]], [[De Beers]], [[Emanuel Ungaro]], [[FAO Schwarz]], [[Gap Inc.|Gap]] , Lindt Chocolate Shop, [[Henri Bendel]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Store, [[Oxxford Clothes]], [[Sephora]], [[United Colors of Benetton]], [[Zara (retailer)|Zara]], [[H&M]] and [[BCBG Max Azria]] etc.<ref>mustseenewyork.com [http://www.mustseenewyork.com/maps/luxury-shop-madison-map.html NYC Madison Avenue - Fifth Avenue Shopping Map]</ref> Luxury department stores include [[Lord & Taylor]], [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] and [[Bergdorf Goodman]]. Fifth Avenue is home to New York's fifth most photographed building, the [[Apple Store]], and the largest [[Build-A-Bear Workshop]] in the world. Many [[airline]]s at one time had ticketing offices along Fifth Avenue. In the years leading up to 1992, the number of ticketing offices along Fifth Avenue decreased. [[Pan American World Airways]] went out of business, while [[Air France]], [[Finnair]], and [[KLM]] moved their ticket offices to other areas in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>"[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/24/realestate/postings-air-france-takes-flight-au-revoir-fifth-avenue.html?pagewanted=1 POSTINGS: Air France Takes Flight; Au Revoir, Fifth Avenue]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. May 24, 1992. Page 101, New York Edition. Retrieved February 13, 2010.</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> File:(King1893NYC) pg319 BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF FIFTH AVENUE; NORTH OF 51ST STREET.jpg|Bird's-eye view looking north from 51st St. c. 1893 File:New York NY 5th Ave Presby PHS821.jpg|Street view looking north from 51st St. c. 1895 File:5 Av 51 St North March 2015b jeh.jpg|The same shot in March 2015 </gallery><gallery mode=packed heights=225px> File:Christmasonfifthavenue 1896.jpg|Christmas on Fifth Avenue in 1896 File:5thavenue1.jpg|Fifth Avenue, 1918 </gallery><gallery mode=packed heights=234px> File:Washington Square by Matthew Bisanz.JPG|Fifth Avenue begins at the [[Washington Square Arch]] in [[Washington Square Park]] File:Manhattan Central Park Richard Morris Hunt Memorial.JPG|Memorial to New York architect [[Richard Morris Hunt]], Fifth Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets File:Plaza Hotel.jpg| The [[Plaza Hotel]], c.1907 </gallery> ==See also== {{portal|New York City}} * [[List of shopping streets and districts by city]] * [[Jerome Avenue]], a shopping street and major thoroughfare in [[the Bronx]] * [[Fifth Avenue Mile]], annual road race ==References== '''Notes''' {{reflist|2}} '''Further reading''' *{{cite book|last=Gaines|first=Steven|title=The Sky's the Limit: Passion and Property in Manhattan|year=2005|publisher=Little, Brown|location=New York|isbn=0-316-60851-3}} *{{cite web | url = http://www.ny.com/museums/mile.html | title = Museum Mile | publisher = NY.com | accessdate = February 22, 2013}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2003/04/13/AR2005041501248_pf.html|title=Museum Mile High|accessdate=July 15, 2008|date=April 13, 2003|first=Sean| last = Daly|work=[[The Washington Post]]}} (Note: Erroneously states the northern boundary of Museum Mile is East 104th Street.) == External links == {{commons category|5th Avenue (Manhattan)}} * [http://www.newyorkimage.us/New-York-5-Ave-NYC/index.htm Fifth Avenue Photos] * [http://www.visit5thavenue.com Fifth Avenue Directory and Images] * [http://www.paradeonfifth.org Greek Independence Day Parade, Fifth Avenue] * [http://www.nysonglines.com/5av.htm New York Songlines: Fifth Avenue] * [http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/ APA Great Places in America] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110124220051/http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/NY01.pdf National Historic Landmarks in New York State] <!--spacing--> {{Central Park}} {{Streets of Manhattan}} [[Category:Fifth Avenue| ]] [[Category:Streets in Manhattan|*05]] [[Category:Economy of New York City]] [[Category:Art gallery districts]] [[Category:Culture of Manhattan]] [[Category:New York City-related lists]] [[Category:Museum districts]] [[Category:Museums in Manhattan| ]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Manhattan]] [[Category:Festivals in Manhattan|Museum Mile Festival]] [[Category:Museum events|Museum Mile Festival]] [[Category:Recurring events established in 1979|Museum Mile Festival]] [[Category:Upper East Side]]'