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12th Avenue & 55th Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1927; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1927; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1927; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 55th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street, 1933

Photo 6 of 12 at 12th Avenue & 55th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 55th Street

1933

Twelfth Avenue, north from West 55th Street. In the background is the elevated highway over the New York Central Railroad yards. At the left are the huge North River piers where the various trans-Atlantic steamships dock. August 29, 1933 April 15, 1934 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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