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7th Avenue & 151st Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 151st Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 151st Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1938

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1938

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1938

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st and 152nd Streets

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st and 152nd Streets

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st and 152nd Streets

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st and 152nd Streets

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street, 1936

Photo 3 of 12 at 7th Avenue & 151st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 151st Street

1936

(1) The new United States Government Housing development on Seventh Ave. (right) north from West 151st (Foreground) to 153rd Streets, and west to Macombs Place (left). North of this development and south of the Central Bridge (West 155th Street), appears Harlem Lane Park; a small triangular plot at the convergence of Seventh Ave., and Macombs Place at West 155th Street. September 19, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) A more extensive view northward. Note the serpentine course of the Harlem River. Crossing same, in the order of their appearance, are the Central (West 155th Street) Bridge, the New York and Putman R.R. Bridge (about West 158th Street) and High Bridge (about West 174th Street). September 19, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) A view north west and showing prominently the Macombs Place side. Shown on the extreme left, are buildings at the N.W. corner of West 152nd Street. September 19, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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