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1st Street & Avenue A, Manhattan

41 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Essex Street c. 1910., 1910

    Essex Street c. 1910.

    1910

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Essex Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Essex Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Houston Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Houston Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A, 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A, 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A

    1929

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - Houston Street (East), 1929

    Manhattan: Avenue A - Houston Street (East)

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A, 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A

    1929

  • Social conditions - Unemployed [unemployment market.], 1930

    Social conditions - Unemployed [unemployment market.]

    1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A, 1932

    Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1932

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A, 1932

    Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1932

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A, 1932

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A

    1932

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - Houston Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Avenue A - Houston Street

    1932

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Tools., 1933

    Occupations - Peddlers - Tools.

    1933

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Sandwiches., 1933

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Sandwiches.

    1933

  • Occupations - Peddlers ; Street life - Dry goods and clothing vendors., 1933

    Occupations - Peddlers ; Street life - Dry goods and clothing vendors.

    1933

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing., 1933–1935

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing.

    1933; 1935

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Tools., 1933

    Occupations - Peddlers - Tools.

    1933

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing., 1933–1935

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing.

    1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Norfolk Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Norfolk Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Essex Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Essex Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A, 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A, 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1934

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Essex Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Essex Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A, 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Norfolk Street - Houston Street (East), 1935

    Manhattan: Norfolk Street - Houston Street (East)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Norfolk Street - Houston Street (East), 1935

    Manhattan: Norfolk Street - Houston Street (East)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Norfolk Street - Houston Street (East), 1935

    Manhattan: Norfolk Street - Houston Street (East)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street

    1935

  • Street view; Steinberg & Dubin Monuments: E. Houston St.-Norfolk St., Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1935

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Essex Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 1st Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Houston Street (East)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Street - Avenue A

    1935

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Houston Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Houston Street - Essex Street

    1941

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Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A, 1929

Photo 7 of 41 at 1st Street & Avenue A, Manhattan

Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A

1929

(1) East Houston Street, north side, west from Ave. "A." Also shown is 1-3 Ave. "A" (5-story building at apex), west side, between East Houston and East 1st (extreme right) Streets. These houses were later demolished to make room for the construction of the Independent Subway System (Eighth Ave. Subway). In the foreground is shown the entrance to E. S. No. 13. December 21, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) A portion of the same prior to the demolition shown in No. 1. This view is westward from No. 210, (shown on the extreme right), as seen from Ludlow Street. Note the Second Ave. Elevated Line on Allen Street. July 17, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) A view northward through clearance shown in No. 1. Appearing across same are buildings on the north side of East 1st Street, between First Ave. (left, not shown) and Ave. A (right, not shown). This view is as seen north from Ludlow Street. December 21, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

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