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120th Street & Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1918

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1918

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 120th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 120th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 122nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 120th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 120th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 120th Street (East)

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 120th Street (East)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue, 1919

Photo 8 of 17 at 120th Street & Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 120th Street - Pleasant Avenue

1919

(1) 120th Street, East river to Pleasant Avenue. (Before reconstruction). April 23, 1919. (2) Same, after reconstruction). October 19, 1919.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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