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'Shaping the World for 100 Years to Come

It was a feat that many thought was impossible

The route was established in three stages

The photo was taken by Sam Falk (1901-1991)

Fifth Avenue Framed or Unframed:Framed The NYT Store cannot authorizeAutomobiles jam Fifth Avenue, at 54th Street, after 3,500 employees walked off their jobs at two bus companies on March 10, 1941. With 1,305 buses out of action, throngs of New Yorkers took to subways and taxis to get around town. This photo shows traffic on Fifth Avenue going in two directions. That changed on January 14, 1966, when it became a one way street, with traffic going uptown (southbound). Bus strikes and traffic aside, Fifth Avenue has