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1st Ave & 123rd St. E, Manhattan

19 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928–1941

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1941

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928–1941

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1941

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928–1941

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1941

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928–1941

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1941

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1935

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 123rd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 123rd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

    1936

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  • 120th Street & Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan (17 photos)
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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E., 1936

Photo 19 of 19 at 1st Ave & 123rd St. E, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 123rd St. E.

1936

(1) First Ave., east side, north from, but not including East 123rd Street. Steel structure shown, is a portion of the Manhattan Approach of the Triborough Bridge. May 18, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, a different angle. May 18, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) A close-up of No. 2406, between East 123rd and 124th Streets. May 18, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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