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13th Avenue & 22nd Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1931; 1932

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Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1931–1932

Photo 4 of 4 at 13th Avenue & 22nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 22nd Street

1931; 1932

13th Avenue, north from W. 22nd Street, showing this marginal thoroughfare prior to the erection of the elevated roadbed of the West Side Highway. At the left West Side. At the left are the various Hudson (North) River docks. On the right appears the massive Starrett-Lehigh Building. View 1: November 17, 1931 View 2: July 30, 1932 P. L. Sperr

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