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5th Street & Avenue C, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1933, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Street - Avenue C, 1920

    Manhattan: 5th Street - Avenue C

    1920

  • Manhattan: 5th Street (East) - Avenue C, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Street (East) - Avenue C

    1933

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 5th Street (East) - Avenue C, 1933

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Manhattan: 5th Street (East) - Avenue C

1933

737 East 5th Street, north side, between Aves., C and D. The sign on the building indicates the office of a Marriage Broker. June 10, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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