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10th Avenue & 16th Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1917 and 1933, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1917

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1917

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1917

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1917

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1918

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

    1933

  • Tenth Avenue - West 16th Street (Looking South)

    Tenth Avenue - West 16th Street (Looking South)

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street, 1918

Photo 3 of 10 at 10th Avenue & 16th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 16th Street

1918

Erection of Merchants' Refrigerating Company, Building, Tenth Avenue, west side, from 16th to 17th Streets. February 19, 1918.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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