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2nd Avenue & East 74th Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East), 1936–1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East)

    1936; 1941

  • Manhattan: 74th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 74th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East), 1936–1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East)

    1936; 1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East), 1936–1941

Photo 3 of 5 at 2nd Avenue & East 74th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 74th Street (East)

1936; 1941

(1) Second Ave., east side, north from East 74th to 75th Streets, showing a pushcart market occupying this area. December 28, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2)Second Avenue, from the North East corner of East 74th Street, and showing the West Side of the Avenue, looking Northwards. April 4th, 1941 P.L. Sperr.

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