in 1969 (south) Lexington Avenue 52nd between Lexington and Third Avenue is signed Israel Bonds Way (the Development Corporation for Israel which issues the bonds is headquartered at the intersection in the Grolier Building). Grolier Building 33-story, building completed in 1958 599 Lexington Avenue, 50-story, building completed in 1986 (north) 150 East 52nd Street, 35-story, building completed in 1983 Third Avenue 875 3rd Avenue 29-story, building completed in 1983 (north) MacMillan Building 31-story, building completed in 1966 Hungary Consulate Zambia Mission to the United Nations Rockefeller Guest House, 242 East 52nd Street (south) Second Avenue Thailand Consulate and Mission to the United Nations First Avenue 52nd Street is two-way traffic east of First Avenue since it dead ends on a bluff above the FDR Drive. Southgate Apartment Rivergate Apartment 450 East 52nd - "The Campanile" is a 14-story brick cooperative apartment building overlooking the East River. It was home to celebrities such as Greta Garbo and John Lennon. In literature and popular culture In W. H. Auden's poem "September 1, 1939", about the Second World War, Auden narrates himself as being on 52nd Street. A 1948 amateur recording of Charlie Parker at the Onyx Club, Bird on 52nd St., was released by Jazz Workshop in 1957. Billy Joel has a studio album titled 52nd Street. The songs, including the hit single "Honesty", have a jazz flavoring not found on his other albums. Toshiki Kadomatsu made a song titled "52nd Street "Akiko"" which is on his album Sea is a Lady. The Twilight Zone, episode 32, A Passage for Trumpet, refers to the jazz clubs of 52nd Street. Van Morrison's 1972 song "Saint Dominic's Preview" includes the lyrics "And meanwhile we're over on a 52nd Street apartment / Socializing with the wino few". References Notes External links 52nd Street: A New York Songline - virtual walking tour 052 Midtown Manhattan