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12th Avenue & 34th Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 12th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 12th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 12th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 12th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 34th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 34th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street, 1940

Photo 6 of 8 at 12th Avenue & 34th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 34th Street

1940

12th Avenue, at the N. E. corner of W. 34th Street and northeastward. Shown at the corner is a diner under the New York Central Railroad's elevated roadbed. View 2 is the area that adjoins this to the north, showing the yards there. Incidently this site was formerly the rear entrance to that V shaped row of structures that constituted the old Manhattan Market of 1871. This was completely removed in 1936. August 24, 1940 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

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