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42nd Street & 6th Avenue, Manhattan

125 historical photos taken here between 1853 and 1946, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1853

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1853

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1880

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1880

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Sixth Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - Sixth Avenue

    1900

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1901

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1901

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1901

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1901

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1923–1929

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1923; 1924; 1929

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1923–1929

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1923; 1924; 1929

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1923

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1923

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1923–1929

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1923; 1924; 1929

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1923

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1923

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 6th Avenue - East River., 1926

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 6th Avenue - East River.

    1926

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1926

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1929; 1933

  • General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue (North).], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue (North).]

    1929

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue., 1929

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue., 1929

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1935

  • Sixth Avenue - West 42nd Street, 1930–1939

    Sixth Avenue - West 42nd Street

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue.

    1930

  • General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street - 6th Avenue.], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street - 6th Avenue.]

    1930

  • General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (South) - Between 6th Avenue and Broadway (Northeast).], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (South) - Between 6th Avenue and Broadway (Northeast).]

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street - 6th Avenue.], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street - 6th Avenue.]

    1930

  • Sixth Avenue - West 42nd Street, 1930–1939

    Sixth Avenue - West 42nd Street

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (North) - 6th Avenue.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue., 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue.

    1930

  • General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (South) - Between 6th Avenue and Broadway (Northeast).], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (South) - Between 6th Avenue and Broadway (Northeast).]

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1932; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue.

    1932

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1932; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue.

    1932

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [42nd Street]

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [42nd Street]

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1933; 1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1933; 1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [42nd Street]

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1933; 1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1934; 1935; 1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bryant Park (Northwestern corner) - New York Public Library during reconstruction of the park under Commissioner Robert Moses.

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: Bryant Park (Northwestern corner) - New York Public Library during reconstruction of the park under Commissioner Robert Moses.

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bryant Park (Northwestern corner) - New York Public Library during reconstruction of the park under Commissioner Robert Moses.

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1934; 1935; 1937

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1934

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1934; 1935; 1937

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - Bryant Park

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • 42nd Street (West) - Sixth Avenue

    1939-04-04

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1939

  • 6th Avenue at 42nd Street and , West side to Northwest, Manhattan

    1940-09-28

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 6th Avenue.

    1941

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 6th Avenue.

    1941

  • 42nd Street (West) - Sixth Avenue - Fifth Avenue, north side

    1946-12-07

  • 11 West 42nd Street (Fifth Avenue - Sixth Avenue)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 42nd Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue, 1939

Photo 104 of 125 at 42nd Street & 6th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 42nd Street - 6th Avenue

1939

West 42nd Street, west across Sixth Avenue, showing the old "El" station at that point, prior to demolition. Views 2 & 3 detail this phase. In the background is the Times Bldg. at Times Square. 1: February 4, 1939 2&3: April 5, 1939 P. L. Sperr

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