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59th Street & 9th Avenue, Manhattan

42 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 58th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 58th Street - 9th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 58th Street - 9th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 58th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 58th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street (West), 1939–1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street (West), 1939–1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: 58th Street - Columbus Avenue, 1939–1941

    Manhattan: 58th Street - Columbus Avenue

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 58th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 58th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 58th Street - Columbus Avenue, 1939–1941

    Manhattan: 58th Street - Columbus Avenue

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 59th Street

    1942

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street

    1942

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 9th Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 59th Street

    1942

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Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street, 1941

Photo 34 of 42 at 59th Street & 9th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 58th Street

1941

(1) and (2) Ninth Avenue northwest from 58th Street, showing the St. Paul R.C. Church F.L Speer April 18, 1941.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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