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12th Avenue & 45th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street

    1924

  • North (Hudson) River - Pier 86., 1926

    North (Hudson) River - Pier 86.

    1926

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 46th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 46th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 46th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 46th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 45th Street

    1934; 1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1934

Photo 7 of 9 at 12th Avenue & 45th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

1934

631 West 46th Street, north side, just east of Twelfth Avenue. June 2, 1934. P.L. Sperr.

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