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5th Avenue & 106th Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street, 1923–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street

    1923; 1933

  • Manhattan: 106th Street - Waltham Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 106th Street - Waltham Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street, 1942

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street

    1942

  • Manhattan: 106th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 106th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: 106th Street - 5th Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 106th Street - 5th Avenue

    1942

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street, 1928

Photo 3 of 8 at 5th Avenue & 106th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 106th Street

1928

North Star Theatre, now demolished, Fifth Avenue, north east corner of 106th Street. May. 15. 1928. P.L.Sperr, Photographer.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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