On the right is the corner of Central Park, with Central Park West running north-east. On the other side of the street, level with the statue of Columbus is the sign of the Tichenor-Grand Company which sold horses and carriages in the new 7-storey building dating from 1906, as well as providing accommodation for 300 horses. Immediately below and behind the sign was a huge double-height rooftop equestrian arena where horse shows took place. The owners were Myron Hawley Tichenor, of Chicago,^[1] and W. D. Grand, formerly manager of the American Horse Exchange (now the Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway and 50th Street.)^[2] The Tichenor-Grand Co. failed in 1909 under increased competition from automobiles.^[3]

In the center of the photo is Broadway, looking towards Lincoln Square. Below the sign advertising Sunny Brook Whiskey is the New Circle Theatre at 1825 Broadway, and next to it is Faust's oyster bar with a vertical sign in German lettering. Moving left to the north-west, at the junction of W. 59th Street (now blocked off) is the Circle Hotel.

On the far left is the Pabst Grand Circle Hotel and the Majestic Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle. The Majestic, run by the Shuberts, was 'dark' from some time in June until 30th August 1907,^[4] which may be the reason for the sign on the theatre roof advertising Eddy Foy Sr. in The Orchid and The Road to Yesterday by Beulah Marie Dix, both running at the Shuberts' Herald Square Theatre at the other end of Broadway. The former play opened on April 8th, 1907,^[5] and the latter finished its run in August 1907,^[6] which may date the photo to some time between June and August 1907.

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