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79th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1911 and 1951, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1911

  • No. 903 Park Avenue. Northeast Corner Seventy-ninth Street., 1913

    No. 903 Park Avenue. Northeast Corner Seventy-ninth Street.

    1913

  • Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1914

    Manhattan: 79th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1914

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 79th Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 79th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 79th Street

    1930

  • 72-74 East 79th Street (Madison Avenue - Park Avenue), 1951

    72-74 East 79th Street (Madison Avenue - Park Avenue)

    1951

  • Park Avenue - East 79th Street

    Park Avenue - East 79th Street

    Unknown

  • 79 East 79th Street (Park Avenue - Madison Avenue)

    79 East 79th Street (Park Avenue - Madison Avenue)

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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72-74 East 79th Street (Madison Avenue - Park Avenue), 1951

Photo 10 of 12 at 79th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

72-74 East 79th Street (Madison Avenue - Park Avenue)

1951

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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