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19th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 19th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 19th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1937

  • 19th Street (East) #513-39, 1938

    19th Street (East) #513-39

    1938

  • Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue

    1942

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Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

Photo 2 of 6 at 19th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 19th Street - 1st Avenue

1928

19th Street, south side, west from No. 352, just west of First Avenue. The row of four-story buildings in the foreground, Nos. 352-336, were built around 1860. The three six-story apartment houses in the centre went up about 1900. No. 242 East 19th Street, the 15-story apartment house on the S.W. corner of Second Avenue, was built between 1925 and 1928. July 7, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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