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31st Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1916 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 32nd Street (East), 1916

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 32nd Street (East)

    1916

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 31st Street (East), 1916

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 31st Street (East)

    1916

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue, 1919–1921

    Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue

    1919; 1921

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue, 1919–1921

    Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue

    1919; 1921

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue, 1919–1921

    Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue

    1919; 1921

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue, 1919–1921

    Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue

    1919; 1921

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 31st Street (East), 1930

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 31st Street (East)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 31st Street (East), 1930

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 31st Street (East)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 32nd Street (East), 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 32nd Street (East)

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 32nd Street (East), 1938

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 32nd Street (East)

    1938

  • 32nd Street (East) - Madison Avenue, northeast corner

    32nd Street (East) - Madison Avenue, northeast corner

    Unknown

  • 32nd Street (East) - Madison Avenue, northeast corner

    32nd Street (East) - Madison Avenue, northeast corner

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue, 1919–1921

Photo 3 of 13 at 31st Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 31st Street - Madison Avenue

1919; 1921

(1) 31 Street, Madison Avenue to 4th Avenue. (Before reconstruction). December 7, 1919. (2) 32nd Street, between Broadway and 5th Avenue. (Before reconstruction). August 21, 1921.

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