One of the commonly asked questions I get asked is where I was standing when I took my Central Park HDR photos, and even though the title gives it away, someone will always ask me what street in Manhattan was 59th Street taken on. 

59^th Street is…well…59^th Street. Yes, I have been told that I am not very creative when it comes to naming things.... From Columbus Circle the only direction you can look on 59th St is east. 

I took the photos from a temporary platform that was erected around the statue of Columbus in Columbus Circle. The platform was a temporary public art exhibit called Discovering Columbus. After the exhibit was done they began work on the restoration of the statue.

Below is a slideshow from my visit. I am standing on the top looking east down on 59^th Street. Where the center building stands is 5^th Ave which is right next to the Apple Store and FAO Schwarz.