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165th Street & Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan

24 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West), 1927–1937

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West)

    1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West), 1927–1937

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West)

    1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street, 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street, 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 165th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 165th Street (West) - Fort Washington Avenue

    1937

  • 165th Street (West) - Ft. Washington Avenue, southwest corner, 1945-08-20

    165th Street (West) - Ft. Washington Avenue, southwest corner

    1945-08-20

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue, 1929–1931

Photo 5 of 24 at 165th Street & Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 165th Street - Fort Washington Avenue

1929; 1931

(1) 165th Street at the N.E. corner of Fort Washington Avenue, showing the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and the Presbyterian Hospital. May 23, 1929. P.L. Sperr. (2) A panoramic view, showing institutions mentioned in their entirety. September 29, 1931. P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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