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11th Avenue & West Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here in 1929, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - West Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - West Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - West Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - West Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - West Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - West Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue

    1929

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Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue, 1929

Photo 2 of 6 at 11th Avenue & West Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Street - 11th Avenue

1929

(1) North end of West Washington Market, West Street side, Eleventh Avenue from Loew Avenue to Bloomfield Street. April 2, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The northern three buildings on the West Street side, from Thompson Avenue, where the truck is emerging, to Bloomfield Street and Pier 53, North River. April 2, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same three blocks, seen from Gansevoort Market Stand on the east side of West Street. June, 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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