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

Photo 18 of 21 at 6th Avenue & West 11th Street, Manhattan

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

1939

Sixth Avenue, west side, south from W. 11th Street, showing the old Jefferson Market Court at 10th Street. This is silhouetted against the new Detention House for Women, an adjoining building. The photographer's vantage point is at the S. E. corner of 12th Street. This southwestward view is possible because of recent removal of the old 6th Avenue "El" line. View 1: March 23, 1939 View 2: March 29, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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