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13th Avenue & 23rd Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 13th Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 13th Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 13th Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 13th Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Steet, 1938

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 23rd Steet

    1938

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue, 1940

Photo 8 of 9 at 13th Avenue & 23rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 13th Avenue

1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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