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11th Avenue & West 34th Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1927–1937

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1927; 1932; 1937

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1927–1937

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1927; 1932; 1937

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1927–1937

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1927; 1932; 1937

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1932–1941

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1932; 1941

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1932–1941

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1932; 1941

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 11th Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West), 1927–1937

Photo 2 of 28 at 11th Avenue & West 34th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 34th Street (West)

1927; 1932; 1937

11th Avenue, west side, from W. 34th to 35th Streets, showing the old Manhattan Market of 1871 in three distinct stages. The original structure appears in View 1. View 2 shows same lowered to one story. View 3 is a frontal view after demolition of Avenue building. The street sides shown and extending to 12th Avenue, will be razed in 1938 and thereby clearing the entire block. May 17, 1927 February 7, 1932 May 1, 1937 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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