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1st Ave & 34th St. E, Manhattan

30 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive, 1924–1938

    Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive

    1924; 1938

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive, 1924–1938

    Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive

    1924; 1938

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive, 1924–1938

    Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive

    1924; 1938

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive, 1924–1938

    Manhattan: 34th Street - East River Drive

    1924; 1938

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1928–1938

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1928–1938

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1931

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - East River Drive

    1939; 1940

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E., 1928–1929

Photo 11 of 30 at 1st Ave & 34th St. E, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 34th St. E.

1928; 1929

First Avenue, west side, north from E. 34th Street, as viewed, northwestward from the "El" spur that subsequently was razed. Shown between 35th and 36th Streets is St. Gabriels Park. In the background at the right margin is a portion of a unit of Tudor City. Note the absence of skyscrapers on the horizon. View No. 2 is similar while No. 3 includes a portion of the easterly side of this thoroughfare with its smoke stacks of the Consolidated Edison Company generating plant. Note also in this scene the additional Tudor City units and the partial height increase of the Grand Central zone buildings. The construction of the 39th Street East river Tunnel in 1938 still necessitated the demolition of the 4 story tenements seen on the Avenue just this side of the recently erected loft building at E. 38th Street and which appears to blend into the Tudor City outline. March 23, 1928. View 2: April 1928 View 3: March 21, 1929 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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