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6th Avenue & West 21st Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 21st Street - 6th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 21st Street - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1935

Photo 2 of 8 at 6th Avenue & West 21st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

1935

Sixth Avenue, east side, north from W. 21st Street. The dominant structure is the No. 71 W. 23rd Street Building and contains the Masonic Temple. This towering edifice is at the N. E. corner and extends through the block to W. 24th Street. View 2 eliminates the 21st to 22nd Street frontage, being photographed from the opposite side of the Avenue at 21st Street. Note the old "El" line under demolition. Constructional materials in the foreground are to be utilized underground during the concurrent subway construction. View 1: April 3, 1935 View 2: Marsh 24, 1939 P.L. Sperr

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