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128th Street & Lexington Avenue, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 127th Street (East), 1927

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 127th Street (East)

    1927

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Lexington, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Lexington

    1932

  • Tenements & warehouses; J. Popeil Wholesale Grocer: 160-172 E. 127St-Lexington Av-3rd Av?, Manhattan, 1938

    Tenements & warehouses; J. Popeil Wholesale Grocer: 160-172 E. 127St-Lexington Av-3rd Av?, Manhattan

    1938

  • Tenements & warehouses; J. Popeil Wholesale Grocer: 160-172 E. 127St-Lexington Av-3rd Av?, Manhattan, 1938

    Tenements & warehouses; J. Popeil Wholesale Grocer: 160-172 E. 127St-Lexington Av-3rd Av?, Manhattan

    1938

  • Manhattan: 128th Street - Lexington Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 128th Street - Lexington Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 128th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 128th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 128th Street, 1941

Photo 8 of 8 at 128th Street & Lexington Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 128th Street

1941

Lexington Avenue, n. fr. 128th Street P. L. Sperr, photographer April 25, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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