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Caption: 52nd st. A night street scene of New York City's West 52d Street, known colloquially as 'Swing Street.' Photographed by The New York Times in December, 1948. Published in NYT Sunday, October 14, 1962 with the caption: 'Glittering neon lights reflected on pavement of West 52d Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, on a rainy night in 1948. Jazz cafes and night clubs lined famed 'Swing Street'.' Published in NYT Wednesday, April 23, 1986 with the caption: 'West 52d Street between Fifth Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas in 1948, when it was called 'Swing Street' and lined with nightclubs.' PHOTO CREDIT: Neal Boenzi/The New York Times Published in NYTimes 08/28/98 Weekend section Published caption: The neon lights of jazz clubs sparkled all along West 52d Street on a rainy night in 1948, top, an era when it was known as 'Swing Street.' (The New York Times)