55th Street (Manhattan)

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55th Street is a two-mile-long, one-way street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan.

East to West

East 55th Street

=Sutton Place South=

*The route officially begins at Sutton Place South which is on a hill overlooking FDR Drive.
*Plaza 400 Apartments, 40-story 119 m/392 ft apartment building completed in 1967 (north) [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=plaza400apartments-newyorkcity-ny-usa Plaza 400 Apartments, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]

=First Avenue=

*Terrence Cardinal Cook Building (south)
*Church of St. John the Evangelist (south)
*Bristol Apartments, 33-story apartment building completed in 1973 [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bristolapartments-newyorkcity-ny-usa Bristol Apartments, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]

=Second Avenue=

*Brevard Apartments, 30-story apartments completed in 1981 [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=brevardapartments-newyorkcity-ny-usa Brevard Apartments, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]
*Marymount Manhattan College Dormitory, 48-story, 144 m / 473 ft mixed apartment house and dormitory completed in 2001 [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=marymountuniversitydormitory-newyorkcity-ny-usa Marymount University Dormitory, New York City / Emporis.com ] ] (north)
*919 Third Avenue, 47-story 188 m / 615 ft building completed in 1971 (north)
*P. J. Clarke's, tavern for holding its own and keep intact despite attempts to destroy it for 919 Third. (north) [Dunlap, David W. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E1DF153FF936A25751C0A9649C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22P.%20J.%20Clarke's%22%20%22919%20third%20avenue%22&st=cse " New Team, Old Look for Saloon; P. J. Clarke's Changes Owners, Who Plan to Retain Atmosphere"] , "The New York Times", February 15, 2002. Accessed August 4, 2008.]

Third Avenue

=Lexington Avenue=

*Central Synagogue (south)
*DLT Entertainment headquarters (south)
*Levin Institute (south)

=Park Avenue=

*Park Avenue Place, 38-story, 144 m 472 ft office tower completed in 2004 [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=parkavenuenueplace-newyorkcity-ny-usa Park Avenue Place, New York City / Emporis.com ] ] (south)
*Park Avenue Tower, 36-story 171 m 561 ft office tower completed in 1987 with a distinctive pyramid roof (north)
*Heron Tower, 96 m 314 ft, 25-story building completed in 1986 [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=herontower-newyorkcity-ny-usa Heron Tower, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]

Madison Avenue (Manhattan)

*Sony Tower, 37-story 197 m 647 ft building completed in 1984 originally to be the headquarters of AT&T (north)
*Finland House, 38-story, 130 m 427 ft office tower completed in 1970 [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=finlandhouse-newyorkcity-ny-usa Finland House, New York City / Emporis.com ] ] (north)
*St. Regis Hotel

West 55th Street

Fifth Avenue

*Peninsula Hotel, 21-story, 76 m 250 ft hotel completed in 1905 [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=peninsulahotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa Peninsula Hotel, New York City / Emporis.com ] ] (south)
*Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (north)
*Robert Indiana Love sculpture (south)
*MGM Building, 35-story 127 m 416 ft office tower completed in 1966 (south) [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=mgmbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa MGM Building, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]

Avenue of the Americas

*Capitol-EMI Building 34-story 143 m 470 ft building (north) [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=capitolemibuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa Capitol-EMI Building, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]
*Burlington House, 50 story, 191 m 625 ft building completed in 1969 [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=burlingtonhouse-newyorkcity-ny-usa Burlington House, New York City / Emporis.com ] ] (south)
*New York City Center, theatre (north)
*CitySpire Center (north), 75-story 248 m 814 ft tower (tallest on street), north [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=cityspirecenter-newyorkcity-ny-usa CitySpire Center, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]
*The London NYC 54-floor 180 m 590 ft tower completed in 1990 (south) [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=rihgaroyal-newyorkcity-ny-usa The London NYC, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]
*Hotel Wellington (north)

=Seventh Avenue=

*Park Central Hotel, 25-story 109 m 357 ft tower completed in 1926 most famous for mafia execution in the barber shop [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=parkcentralhotel-newyorkcity-ny-usa Park Central Hotel, New York City / Emporis.com ] ] (north)
*Dream Hotel (south)
*Mutual of New York Building, 27-story 114 m 375 ft building completed in 1950 whose sign inspired the song Mony, Mony [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=mutualofnewyorkbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa Mutual of New York Building, New York City / Emporis.com ] ]

Broadway

*Random House Tower, 52-story 208 m 684 ft tower (north)
*Former original location of Soup Nazi from Seinfeld

=Eighth Avenue=

=Ninth Avenue=

*Alvin Ailey Dance Hall (north)
*Julia Miles Theatre (Off Broadway venue) (south)
*Independent High School (north)

=Tenth Avenue=

*Clinton Towers Apartments 39-story apartment completed in 1974

=Eleventh Avenue=

Twelfth Avenue

The road crosses a very small block separating 12th Avenue from the West Side Highway (one of the few places where 12th and the West Side Highway are not the same)

West Side Highway

The route concludes at the West Side Highway (New York Route 9A). Opposite the intersection is the Hudson River

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