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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)
  • Riverside Drive & 115th Street, Manhattan (5 photos)
  • 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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Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street, 1926

Photo 3 of 36 at 116th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 116th Street

1926

Broadway, north from, but not including, 116th Street, favoring the east side. The first street seen, on the left, is 119th Street; 117th and 118th Streets do not intersect Broadway because of the grounds of Columbia University, whose buildings flank Broadway to 119th Street. The U-shaped building on the north side of 119th Street is Barnard College. Behind the college is the Union Theological Seminary. At the extreme left is Grant's Tomb. North of 122nd Street the subway may be seen emerging from its tunnel. From 122nd to 125th Streets, the subway trains run on an elevated trestle, with an elevated station at 125th Street. May, 1926. Brown Brothers.

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