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2nd Avenue & East 83rd Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1927–1930

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1927; 1930

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1927–1930

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1927; 1930

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 83rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 83rd Street (East)

    1941

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Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

Photo 4 of 9 at 2nd Avenue & East 83rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1936

East 83rd Street, west from Second Ave., showing W.P.A. employees repaving the street. Note the Third Ave. Elevated Line on Third Ave. September 14, 1936 W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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