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1st Ave & 56th St, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 1st Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 1st Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St., 1925

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St.

    1925

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St., 1927

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St., 1927

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St., 1927

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 56th St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 57th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 56th Street - 1st Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 56th Street - 1st Avenue.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St.

    1934

  • Occupations - Bars., 1936

    Occupations - Bars.

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St., 1934

Photo 14 of 15 at 1st Ave & 56th St, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 57th St.

1934

First Avenue; west side, from 57th to 59th Streets. April 1, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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