Columbus Circle

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Picture in March 1947 of Columbus Circle, located at the intersection of 8th Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South and Central Park West, at the southwest corner of Central Park, showing the General Motors skyscraper, the statue of Christopher Columbus and the Empire State Building on the left, in the background. The circle is the zero-mile point from which all official distances from New York City are measured and has been completely renovated and transformed several times since 1949.