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71st Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1921 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 71st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 71st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1931–1937

    Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 71st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 71st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1931–1937

    Manhattan: 71st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1931; 1937

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Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 71st Street, 1931

Photo 9 of 10 at 71st Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 71st Street

1931

Excavation on West side of Third Avenue, between 71st and 72nd Streets. P.L. Sperr, Photographer. June 27, 1931.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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