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39th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

18 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919–1920

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919; 1920

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919–1920

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919; 1920

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919–1920

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919; 1920

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919–1920

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919; 1920

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E., 1931

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E., 1931

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E., 1931

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St., 1931

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E., 1931

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E., 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E., 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 39th St.

    1942

  • 2nd Avenue at 39th Street, to South, Manhattan, 1942-08-22

    2nd Avenue at 39th Street, to South, Manhattan

    1942-08-22

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Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919–1920

Photo 4 of 18 at 39th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 39th Street - 2nd Avenue

1919; 1920

(1) 39th Street, 3rd to 2nd Avenue. (Before reconstruction). December 7, 1919 (2) Same, after reconstruction. DEcember 26, 1920.

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