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6th Avenue & West 31st Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1926

  • General view - 6th Avenue - Southeast., 1928

    General view - 6th Avenue - Southeast.

    1928

  • General view - 6th Avenue - Southeast., 1929

    General view - 6th Avenue - Southeast.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1920

Photo 1 of 12 at 6th Avenue & West 31st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 6th Avenue

1920

128-36 West 31st Street, south side, between 8, 9, 6th Avenues, the Central Needle Trades Construction School is housed in the 17th story building on this site. Board of Education, N.Y.C, 1929.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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