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2nd Avenue & East 78th Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Second Avenue #1494-96, 1919-08-20

    Second Avenue #1494-96

    1919-08-20

  • Second Avenue #1494-96, 1919-08-20

    Second Avenue #1494-96

    1919-08-20

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East), 1930–1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East)

    1930; 1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East), 1930–1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East)

    1930; 1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East), 1930–1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East)

    1930; 1941

  • Street view; Royal Hungarian Restaurant: 2nd Ave.-/e. 78th St., Manhattan, 1935

    Street view; Royal Hungarian Restaurant: 2nd Ave.-/e. 78th St., Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 78th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 78th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1937

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East), 1930–1941

Photo 4 of 8 at 2nd Avenue & East 78th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 78th Street (East)

1930; 1941

(1) Second Avenue, east side looking southwards from the northwest corner of East 79th Street, to East 78th Street. April 4, 1941. (2) Second Avenue east side from East 79th to 78th Street, showing old Brown Stone Houses, August 13, 1941. (3) 1504 east side Second Avenue between East 78th and east 79th Street, showing Hungarian Store. P.L.Speer/

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