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5th Avenue & 36th Street, Manhattan

34 historical photos taken here between 1907 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1907

  • East 35th St. - Costikyan & Co, rugs - Chas. C. Kurzman, millinery - No. 391 C. G. Gunther & Son, Furs., 1911

    East 35th St. - Costikyan & Co, rugs - Chas. C. Kurzman, millinery - No. 391 C. G. Gunther & Son, Furs.

    1911

  • Best & Co. N.W. 35th St. & 5th Ave. - West 36th St. - Singer Sewing Machine Co. - No. 398 Tecla, jeweler., 1911

    Best & Co. N.W. 35th St. & 5th Ave. - West 36th St. - Singer Sewing Machine Co. - No. 398 Tecla, jeweler.

    1911

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Military Parade., 1930

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Military Parade.

    1930

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Military Parade., 1930

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Military Parade.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets], 1931

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street, 1968

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 36th Street

    1968

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Unknown

  • 390 Fifth Avenue - West 36th Street

    390 Fifth Avenue - West 36th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - [Between 36th and 37th Streets]

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue, 1921

Photo 10 of 34 at 5th Avenue & 36th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 36th Street - 5th Avenue

1921

36th Street, Madison, to 5th Avenue. (Before Reconstruction). July 10, 1921.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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