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6th Avenue & West 16th Street, Manhattan

27 historical photos taken here between 1895 and 1948, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1895

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1895

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1918

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1918

  • Manhattan: 17th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 17th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street, 1933–1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street

    1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street, 1933–1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street

    1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street, 1933–1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street

    1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street (West), 1935–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street (West)

    1935; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street (West), 1935–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street (West)

    1935; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street (West), 1935–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street (West)

    1935; 1939

  • Brownstone row; Giusti's Spaghetti Inn: W. 16th St. - 6th Ave., Manhattan, 1936

    Brownstone row; Giusti's Spaghetti Inn: W. 16th St. - 6th Ave., Manhattan

    1936

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Avenue, 1937–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Avenue

    1937; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Avenue, 1937–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Avenue

    1937; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Avenue, 1937–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Avenue

    1937; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1935–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

    1935; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1935–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

    1935; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1935–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

    1935; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 17th Street

    1939

  • 582 Sixth Avenue - West 17th Street, 1948-05-27

    582 Sixth Avenue - West 17th Street

    1948-05-27

  • Sixth Avenue #582-90 - 17th Street, 1948-05-27

    Sixth Avenue #582-90 - 17th Street

    1948-05-27

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Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West), 1935–1939

Photo 18 of 27 at 6th Avenue & West 16th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 16th Street (West)

1935; 1939

Sixth Avenue, east side, from W. 16th to 17th Streets. A parking lot occupies the northerly half of this frontage; this being the S. E. corner of 17th Street. The two buildings remaining are at the N. E. corner of 16th Street. View 3 being of an earlier date shows four buildings there. Two of these were subsequently demolished. The towering loft structures are on the side streets, backing up to each other through the block. Views 1,2: May 17, 1939 View 3: April 3, 1935 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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