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1st Ave & 22nd St, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 21st St., 1927

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 21st St.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 22nd St., 1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 22nd St.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 22nd St., 1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 22nd St.

    1929

  • Police Department - Outing., 1936

    Police Department - Outing.

    1936

  • Police Department - Outing., 1936

    Police Department - Outing.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Avenue - 22nd Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Avenue - 22nd Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 22nd St., 1942

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 22nd St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 21st Street (West) - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 21st Street (West) - 1st Avenue

    1942

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Manhattan: 1st Avenue - 22nd Street, 1939

Photo 6 of 8 at 1st Ave & 22nd St, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Avenue - 22nd Street

1939

23rd Street, at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue, looking west. July 19, 1929 P.L. Perr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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