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79th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 79th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 79th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 79th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 79th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 79th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 79th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1919

Photo 3 of 10 at 79th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 79th Street - 2nd Avenue

1919

(1) 79th Street 2nd to 3rd Avenue, (Before reconstruction). May 11, 1919. (2) Same, after reconstruction. October 19, 1919.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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