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128th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 128th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 128th Street

    1932

  • Tenements & storefronts; Sun Roofing; trolley car: 2609-2617 3rd Av-E. 128th St., Manhattan, 1937

    Tenements & storefronts; Sun Roofing; trolley car: 2609-2617 3rd Av-E. 128th St., Manhattan

    1937

  • Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 128th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 128th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • 2826-34 Third Avenue

    2826-34 Third Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

Photo 6 of 7 at 128th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 128th Street - 3rd Avenue

1941

(1) 128th Street, North side, East from Third Avenue, showing the I. R. T. Company's Station and Inspection Shed. (2) Same. (3) 128th Street, Northside, showing I. R. T. on Third Avenue, and beyond the Company's Inspection Shed. P.L. Speer. April 25, 1941.

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