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11th Avenue & West 30th Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930–1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930–1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1931; 1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1931; 1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1931; 1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue, 1934–1941

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue

    1934; 1941

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue, 1934–1941

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue

    1934; 1941

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue, 1934–1941

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 11th Avenue

    1934; 1941

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 29th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 29th Street

    1941

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1931–1934

Photo 11 of 29 at 11th Avenue & West 30th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

1931; 1932; 1934

11th Avenue, north from and across W. 30th Street, showing the yards of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. Views 1 and 2 are similar, while No. 3 being later, includes the elevated trestle that carries the trains south of this point. This is a part of the West Side Improvement Project, cooperated in by the Railroad Company and the City to remove the hazards on 10th and 11th Avenues etc. June 2, 1931 February 7, 1932 May 31, 1934 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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