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2nd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St., 1920

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St.

    1920

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St., 1929

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St., 1929

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St., 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St., 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1937–1938

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1937; 1938

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1937–1938

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1937; 1938

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St., 1938

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 2nd St.

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1934

Photo 11 of 16 at 2nd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Street - 2nd Avenue

1934

Olivet Memorial Church, and 65, 67, 71, 73 2nd Street, south side, between Second and First Avenues, founded in 1867 by the New York City Mission and Tract Society. May 9, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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