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12th Avenue & 49th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

    1930; 1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

    1930; 1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

    1930; 1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 49th Street - 12th Avenue, 1936–1937

    Manhattan: 49th Street - 12th Avenue

    1936; 1937

  • Manhattan: 49th Street - 12th Avenue, 1936–1937

    Manhattan: 49th Street - 12th Avenue

    1936; 1937

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Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street, 1930–1934

Photo 4 of 9 at 12th Avenue & 49th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 49th Street

1930; 1931; 1934

Twelfth Avenue, east side, north from West 49th Street. View 1 is limited to the 49th to 50th Street frontage. Note the lunch wagon at the S. E. corner of the latter point. No. 2 includes the S. E. corner of 49th Street on the extreme right edge. View 3 is later and shows the new building line after a slice was taken off of this side of the Avenue. June 30, 1930 April 10, 1931 April 15, 1934 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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