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33rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St. E., 1928–1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St. E.

    1928; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St. E., 1928–1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St. E.

    1928; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St., 1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St., 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 32nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 32nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 33rd St. E., 1938–1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 33rd St. E.

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 33rd St. E., 1938–1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 33rd St. E.

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 32nd St.

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1938

Photo 10 of 15 at 33rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1938

1. East 33rd St., west from 1st Avenue (right foreground) and showing at the north west corner of same a gasoline station. Note in the background the Empire State Building at Fifth Ave. Underneath the street surface runs a tunnel of the Pennsylvania Railroad, connecting their terminal at 7th Ave. with Long Island. March 27, 1938. 2. A similar view from a point of vantage between 1st and 2nd Aves. Note at the right the Church and School of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. The former bears No. 309-15 and the latter No. 317-23; both east of 2nd Avenue. May 8, 1938. 3. A detail, showing Nos. 303 to 331 with the aforementioned Church and School. March 27, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

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