The section between Eighth and Broadway is signed
Señor Wences Way, for the ventriloquist who had appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (produced nearby) and who lived in the Ameritania Hotel.
The Marc, 260 West 54th, 42-floor, 142 m / 464 ft apartment tower on top of municipal garage (south)
The corner of Broadway and 54th is signed "Big Apple Corner" in honor of writer
John J. Fitz Gerald who lived there and popularized the phrase
Big Apple.
1700 Broadway, 42-story, 162 m / 533 ft office tower that is headquarters of
King World Productions[5]
Seventh Avenue
1325 Avenue of the Americas (north) (actually closer to Seventh Avenue) 35-story 153 m / 502 ft, is the office tower that was portrayed in Seinfeld as Elaine's workplace. It is connected to the Hilton Hotel.[6] (south)
Conrad (formerly The London NYC), 54-floor 180m/590ft mixed-use tower; tallest building on West 54th [7] (north)
Residences at 5–15 West 54th Street, a series of townhouses built in the late 1890s. All of these are New York City designated landmarks and collectively form a
National Register of Historic Places district.[11]
The section between Eighth and Broadway is signed
Señor Wences Way, for the ventriloquist who had appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (produced nearby) and who lived in the Ameritania Hotel.
The Marc, 260 West 54th, 42-floor, 142 m / 464 ft apartment tower on top of municipal garage (south)
The corner of Broadway and 54th is signed "Big Apple Corner" in honor of writer
John J. Fitz Gerald who lived there and popularized the phrase
Big Apple.
1700 Broadway, 42-story, 162 m / 533 ft office tower that is headquarters of
King World Productions[5]
Seventh Avenue
1325 Avenue of the Americas (north) (actually closer to Seventh Avenue) 35-story 153 m / 502 ft, is the office tower that was portrayed in Seinfeld as Elaine's workplace. It is connected to the Hilton Hotel.[6] (south)
Conrad (formerly The London NYC), 54-floor 180m/590ft mixed-use tower; tallest building on West 54th [7] (north)
Residences at 5–15 West 54th Street, a series of townhouses built in the late 1890s. All of these are New York City designated landmarks and collectively form a
National Register of Historic Places district.[11]