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3rd Street & Avenue C, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Avenue C - 3rd Street (East), 1935

    Manhattan: Avenue C - 3rd Street (East)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street - Avenue C, 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Street - Avenue C

    1936

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Manhattan: Avenue C - 3rd Street (East), 1935

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Manhattan: Avenue C - 3rd Street (East)

1935

Ave., C, west side, north from but not including East 3rd, to and including 5th Streets. Shown at the S.W. corner of 4th Street, is the Holy Cross House (No. 51); adjoining same is Holy Cross Protestant Episcopal Church (No. 43). Today (1937) these buildings are vacated and for sale. April 26, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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