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16th Street & Avenue A, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 16th Street - Avenue A, 1931

    Manhattan: 16th Street - Avenue A

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 16th Street - Avenue A, 1931

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Manhattan: 16th Street - Avenue A

1931

16th Street, south side, west from and including Avenue A. July 1, 1931 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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