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37th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

37 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1952, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E., 1931

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 1st Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1940

  • 37th Street (East) - First Avenue looking east

    1952-06-08

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37th Street (East) - First Avenue looking east, 1952-06-08

Photo 37 of 37 at 37th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

37th Street (East) - First Avenue looking east

1952-06-08

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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