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72nd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 72nd St. E., 1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 72nd St. E.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 72nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

Photo 5 of 8 at 72nd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 72nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1929

344-356 East 72nd Street, south side, between First and Second avenues. The building in the center of the picture, 346-350 East 72nd Street, is the 72nd Street Playhouse, a moving picture theatre. March 22, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

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