Fifth Avenue: A Very Social Story

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 in- 9 in Tall. First edition. Hard cover, with dust jacket, as new condition. . A history of the Fifth Avenue worlds of money, art, and society, from 1827 to the present, providing a panorama of people and events, forces, powers, and styles extending from Washington Square to Harlem. Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the center of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The section of Fifth Avenue that crosses Midtown Manhattan, especially that between 49th Street and 60th Street, is lined with prestigious shops and is consistently ranked among the most expensive shopping streets in the world.. 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 Streets was ranked as having the world's most expensive retail spaces on a cost per square foot basis. 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.