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10th Street & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 10th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 10th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 10th Street (West), 1929

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 10th Street (West)

    1929

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1933–1941

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1933; 1941

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1933–1941

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1933; 1941

  • Manhattan: 10th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 10th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1927

Photo 1 of 13 at 10th Street & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 10th Street - Greenwich Avenue

1927

(1) 10th Street (formerly Amos Street), south side, east from and including Greenwich Avenue, showing the old Jefferson Market jail and the courthouse with its tower. August 25, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, after demolition of the old jail. December 31, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

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