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46th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 45th Street - 3rd Street, 1918

    Manhattan: 45th Street - 3rd Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: 46th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 46th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 46th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 46th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 46th Street (East), 1928

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 46th Street (East)

    1928

  • General view - [Manhattan - 45th Street - 3rd Avenue (Northeast).], 1928

    General view - [Manhattan - 45th Street - 3rd Avenue (Northeast).]

    1928

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 46th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 46th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 46th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 46th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1928

  • Public works - [Sewer project.], 1935

    Public works - [Sewer project.]

    1935

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - [Between 46th and 47th Streets], 1968

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - [Between 46th and 47th Streets]

    1968

  • Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 45th Street - 3rd Street, 1918

Photo 1 of 10 at 46th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 45th Street - 3rd Street

1918

45th Street, south side, east from 216 East 45th Street, east of Third Avenue. No. 220-222, two frame houses built in 1854, were formerly the home of H. J. Conway. This view was taken on the day on which the signing of the Armistice ended the World War. November 11, 1918. Gift of Miss Grace A. Conway.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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