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1st Ave & 108th St, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 108th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 108th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St. E., 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St. E.

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St. E., 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St. E.

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St. E., 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St. E.

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 108th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 108th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St., 1930

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 108th Street (West) - 1st Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 108th Street (West) - 1st Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 108th St.

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 108th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

Photo 5 of 9 at 1st Ave & 108th St, Manhattan

Manhattan: 108th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1930

401-403 East 108th Street, at and adjoining the N.E. corner of First Avenue. No. 403 is a one-story frame building with a brick front. August 30, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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