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5th Avenue & 46th Street, Manhattan

27 historical photos taken here between 1885 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1885–1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1885; 1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1885

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1885

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1885–1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1885; 1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1890

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1894

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1899

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1899

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1899

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1899

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1900

  • Fifth Avenue - 46th Street - 47th Street, east side, 1900-1925

    Fifth Avenue - 46th Street - 47th Street, east side

    1900-1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1907

  • No. 550 L.P. Hollander & Co. - Dreicer & Co. - West 46th St. - Pickslay, jeweler - No. 572 Budd, haberdasher., 1911

    No. 550 L.P. Hollander & Co. - Dreicer & Co. - West 46th St. - Pickslay, jeweler - No. 572 Budd, haberdasher.

    1911

  • Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1911

  • World War Commission. Italian. June 1917. Fifth Avenue, Looking South from 46th Street, 1917-06

    World War Commission. Italian. June 1917. Fifth Avenue, Looking South from 46th Street

    1917-06

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1921

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1921

  • Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 46th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 46th Street - 5th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 46th Street - 5th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    1931

  • Fifth Avenue (Looking North from 46th Street)

    Fifth Avenue (Looking North from 46th Street)

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

    Unknown

  • 565 Fifth Avenue - East 46th Street

    565 Fifth Avenue - East 46th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

Photo 26 of 27 at 5th Avenue & 46th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 46th Street

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