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23rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St., 1927

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1942

  • Transportation - Elevated., 1942

    Transportation - Elevated.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    1942

  • Second Avenue - 23rd Street, 1942-08-22

    Second Avenue - 23rd Street

    1942-08-22

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 23rd St.

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1929

Photo 2 of 22 at 23rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 23rd Street - 2nd Avenue

1929

23rd Street north from Second Ave. In the right foreground is the New York University College of Dentistry, and on the corner is the Ophthalmic Hospital, erected in 1871 on Third Ave. September 3, 1929 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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