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6th Avenue & West 18th Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1906 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1906-05

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1906-05

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street (West), 1933–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street (West)

    1933; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street (West), 1933–1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street (West)

    1933; 1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [19th Street.], 1938

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [19th Street.]

    1938

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 19th Street (East)

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West), 1939

Photo 9 of 15 at 6th Avenue & West 18th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 18th Street (West)

1939

Sixth Avenue, north from and across West 18th Street, showing mainly the west side of this Avenue. The corner building with the A. Shulte store was formerly part of Altman's Department Store. This bears No. 615-9 Sixth Avenue and is at the N.W. corner of W. 18th Street. The store covered the entire block front from 18th to 19th Streets. The New York Times of March 7, 1939 reports the 1st transfer of this holding since 1817 when it was acquired as farmlands by John Tonnele. He left it in trust for John L. Tonnele who died at the age of 86 years and the tract passed in 1918 to the present sellers. In making the title search, numerous difficulties arouse because of the inaccurate definitions of boundaries when streets were originally put through, encroachments due to faulty surveys, etc. necessitating a large amount of negotiation finally to clear up the fee. The Astor interests own the balance of the block front and the combined holdings were divided into two units, of which the southerly portion has now been sold. March 29, 1939 R.L. Speer

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