Original circa 1905 photograph showing the Saks & Co. department store at Herald Square, Manhattan, New York City, with the Sixth Avenue Elevated Railway, station platforms, surrounding commercial buildings, and period advertising.The prominent Saks building, designed by Buchman & Fox and completed in 1902, stood at the southwest corner of West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue. This was the original Herald Square location, predating the opening of the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship in 1924.Notable details:• Original Saks & Co. Herald Square department store, completed in 1902.
• Sixth Avenue Elevated Railway, including an elevated train, station platforms, and supporting ironwork near West 33rd Street.
• Advertising and storefront signs, including El-Bart Dry Gin and a sign appearing to read Ehrich Bros.
• Commercial buildings associated with the early twentieth-century Herald Square and Greeley Square shopping and entertainment districts.
• Rooftop American flags, architectural details, and period streetscape.
• Elevated photographic viewpoint providing an extensive view of the surrounding neighborhood.
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