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1st Ave & 25th St. E, Manhattan

26 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 24th Street - 1st Avenue, 1918

    Manhattan: 24th Street - 1st Avenue

    1918

  • Manhattan: 24th Street - 1st Avenue, 1918

    Manhattan: 24th Street - 1st Avenue

    1918

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1930–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: 25th Street - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 25th Street - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1930–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: 24th Street - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 24th Street - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 25th Street - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 25th Street - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1930–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 25th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 25th St. E.

    1940

  • 25th Street (East) #344

    25th Street (East) #344

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St. E., 1936

Photo 12 of 26 at 1st Ave & 25th St. E, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 24th St. E.

1936

First Ave., at East 24th Street. Also shown is East 24th Street, west from First Ave., with the Metropolitan Tower in the background. May 25, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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