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5th Avenue & 110th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Rapid Transit Commission., 1900

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Rapid Transit Commission.

    1900

  • Manhattan: 111th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 111th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street, 1936–1941

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street

    1936; 1941

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street, 1936–1941

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street

    1936; 1941

  • Manhattan: 111th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 111th Street - 5th Avenue

    1941

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street, 1936

Photo 3 of 6 at 5th Avenue & 110th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 110th Street

1936

Fifth Ave., at the N.W. corner of West 110th Street. The curved building shown, is the Theatre Borinquen, formerly the Harlem Fifth Ave. Theatre. March 6, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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