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5th Avenue & 142nd Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 142nd Street - 5th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 142nd Street - 5th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 142nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 142nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street

    1935; 1936

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street, 1935–1936

Photo 4 of 5 at 5th Avenue & 142nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 142nd Street

1935; 1936

(1) Fifth Ave., west side, between West 142nd and 143rd Streets. The 369th Regiment Infantry Armory, on the west side of Fifth Ave., be-tween West 142nd and 143rd Streets, as seen from the Harlem River. This was the proposed site of the 15th Regiment Armory. November 29, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same at an earlier date. Also shown is a view westward on West 142nd Street. September 16, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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