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11th Avenue & West 38th Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1931–1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1931; 1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1931–1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1931; 1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1931–1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1931; 1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 11th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 11th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West), 1939

Photo 11 of 11 at 11th Avenue & West 38th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 38th Street (West)

1939

11th Avenue, east side, north from W. 38th Street, showing prominently the cleared frontage extending, from 39th to 40th Streets. Across same appear the spires atop St. Raphaels Roman Catholic Church on W. 41st Street. October 20, 1939 Views 1,2,3. P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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