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6th Avenue & West 11th Street, Manhattan

21 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1900

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1900

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1900

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1900

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1911

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1911

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1914

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1914

  • Manhattan: 11th Street - 6th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 11th Street - 6th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 11th Street - 6th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 11th Street - 6th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.], 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.]

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.], 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.]

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.], 1938

    Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.]

    1938

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.], 1938

    Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue - [Rhinelander Row.]

    1938

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [Between 11th and 12th Streets], 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [Between 11th and 12th Streets]

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Street - 6th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Street - 6th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 11th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [Between 11th and 12th Streets], 1939

Photo 13 of 21 at 6th Avenue & West 11th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [Between 11th and 12th Streets]

1939

475 6th Ave. Mar. 29, 1939 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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