52nd Street, July 1948

Photo of 52nd Street, New York, taken by William Gottlieb.  You really need to view it full-size to appreciate the details.

Here's another view, from the daytime, with Toots Thielmans, Adele Girard, and Joe Marsala:

For more, check out the William P. Gottlieb Gallery at the Library of Congress website.  He took photos of many of the famous names in jazz, and a lot of them are in color.