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116th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

36 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • 116th Street (West) - Broadway - Amsterdam Avenue, north side, 1900

    116th Street (West) - Broadway - Amsterdam Avenue, north side

    1900

  • Manhattan: 116th Street - Broadway, 1912

    Manhattan: 116th Street - Broadway

    1912

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 116th Street - Broadway, 1929

    Manhattan: 116th Street - Broadway

    1929

  • Manhattan: 116th Street - Broadway, 1931

    Manhattan: 116th Street - Broadway

    1931

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Low Library - South Hall - Earl Hall for Business.], 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Low Library - South Hall - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Low Library - South Hall - Earl Hall for Business.], 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Low Library - South Hall - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street (West)

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - Low Library - South Hall., 1936–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - Low Library - South Hall.

    1936; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - Low Library - South Hall., 1936–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - Low Library - South Hall.

    1936; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street (West)

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Low Library - South Hall - Earl Hall for Business.], 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Low Library - South Hall - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street (West)

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - Low Library - South Hall., 1936–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - Low Library - South Hall.

    1936; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Barnard College - [Columbia University - 116th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.], 1937–1938

    Colleges and Universities - Barnard College - [Columbia University - 116th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.]

    1937; 1938

  • Colleges and Universities - Barnard College - [Columbia University - 116th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.], 1937–1938

    Colleges and Universities - Barnard College - [Columbia University - 116th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.]

    1937; 1938

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Barnard College - [Columbia University - 116th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.]

    1937; 1938

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Low Library - The Statue of Alma Mater.]

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Broadway - West 116th Street

    Unknown

  • Broadway - West 116th Street

    Unknown

  • Broadway - West 116th Street

    Unknown

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Nearby places

  • Claremont Avenue & West 116th Street, Manhattan (11 photos)
  • Riverside Drive & 117th Street, Manhattan (15 photos)
  • Broadway & West 114th Street, Manhattan (10 photos)
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  • Riverside Drive & 116th Street, Manhattan (9 photos)
  • Hudson Hall, 628 West 114th Street, Manhattan (3 photos)
  • The Barieford, 49 Claremont Avenue, corner 119th Street, Manhattan (3 photos)
  • Forrest Chambers. Northwest Corner Broadway and 113th…, Manhattan (2 photos)

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Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

Photo 29 of 36 at 116th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

1937

Columbia University: A view westward on West 116th Street, north side, across Broadway and showing (foreground) the School for Business at the N.E. corner of same. Across Broadway, and between that and Claremont Ave. appears the older Brooks Hall, a dormitory of Barnard College. On the right appears a portion of the School of Mines. September 3, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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