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71st Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1911 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1911

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 71st Street, 1912

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 71st Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 71st Street, 1912

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 71st Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 71st Street, 1912

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 71st Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Park Avenue - 71st Street, northeast corner, 1939-08-27

    Park Avenue - 71st Street, northeast corner

    1939-08-27

  • East 71st Street - Park Avenue

    East 71st Street - Park Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue, 1928

Photo 11 of 14 at 71st Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 71st Street - Park Avenue

1928

71st Street, south side, east from and including Park Avenue. The buildings in the foreground are a part of the Presbyterian Hospital. The hospital has already moved uptown to the new Medical Centre at Broadway and 168th Street, and the buildings shown here will be demolished within the next few months. March 31, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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