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2nd Avenue & 85th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street (East), 1930

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street (East)

    1930

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street (East), 1930

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 85th Street (East)

1930

(1) #1646, Second Avenue, East Side between E.85th and E.86th Streets, showing the German Delicatessen. About 1930. Victor Volnar, (2)

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