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5th Avenue & 22nd Street, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1855 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1855

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1855

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 22nd and 23rd Streets], 1902

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 22nd and 23rd Streets]

    1902

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1903

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1903

  • West 21st St. - Ryer Mfg. Co. - Sternberger, Sinn & Co., brokers Dunlap & CO, hatters - No. 182 Pennsylvania R.R. Co.], 1911

    West 21st St. - Ryer Mfg. Co. - Sternberger, Sinn & Co., brokers Dunlap & CO, hatters - No. 182 Pennsylvania R.R. Co.]

    1911

  • No. 155 Chas. Scribner's Sons, publishers - O.J. Dude Co. - Flatiron Building - East 23rd St.], 1911

    No. 155 Chas. Scribner's Sons, publishers - O.J. Dude Co. - Flatiron Building - East 23rd St.]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 22nd Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1935

Photo 11 of 13 at 5th Avenue & 22nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 22nd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

1935

West 22nd Street, south side, west from, but not including Fifth, to and including Sixth Aves. May 22, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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