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4th Avenue & 20th Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street (East), 1900

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street (East)

    1900

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 19th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 19th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 19th Street (East), 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 19th Street (East)

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street (East), 1929

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street (East)

    1929

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 19th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 19th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street, 1932

Photo 12 of 14 at 4th Avenue & 20th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 20th Street

1932

(1) Christian Workers Home and Gramercy School, 20th Street at N.W. corner of Gramercy Park West, seen across clearing at S.E. corner of Fourth Avenue and 20th Street. February 21, 1932. P.L. Sperr (2) A closer view of the same. February 21, 1932. P.L. Sperr

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