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10th Avenue & West 29th Street, Manhattan

19 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1929–1934

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1929; 1934

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1929–1934

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1929; 1934

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

    1940

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Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street, 1931–1932

Photo 10 of 19 at 10th Avenue & West 29th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 29th Street

1931; 1932

(1) Tenth Ave., east side, from 29th to 30th Streets, showing the foundation for the Parcel Post Office site. June 2, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing 30th Street, with the Ninth Ave. elevated station in the left background. June 2, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, including Tenth Ave., from 29th to 31st Streets, showing skeleton of the Parcel Post Office, from railroad yards at Eleventh Avenue. July 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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