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Fifth Avenue Association

An association created to stop the development of factories along the prosperous and fashionable Fifth Avenue, the Fifth Avenue Association was instrumental in establishing new standards of safety for buildings and workers alike.

Map location of the Fifth Avenue Association


A photo of 5th Avenue around the time of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.


Manhattan

Memorial at Original Metropolitan Opera House