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119th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 119th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1941

    Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1932; 1941

  • Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1941

    Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1932; 1941

  • Storefronts and tenements; M. Shultz Meats: 2nd Av - E.119th St - E 120thSt, Manhattan, 1935

    Storefronts and tenements; M. Shultz Meats: 2nd Av - E.119th St - E 120thSt, Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 119th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 119th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 119th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 119th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 119th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 119th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1941

Photo 8 of 12 at 119th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1932; 1941

.241 East 119th Street, northside between Third and Second Avenues, showing P.S. 159. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1920.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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