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7th Avenue & 18th Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 18th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918

    Manhattan: 18th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918

  • Social Conditions in Manhattan., 1926

    Social Conditions in Manhattan.

    1926

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1935

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

Photo 3 of 14 at 7th Avenue & 18th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

1931

Seventh Avenue, west side, from 20th to 18th Streets, across excavation on east side. May 28, 1931. P.L. Sperr, Photographer. (2) Seventh Avenue, west side, from 20th to 19th Streets, across excavation on east side. May 28, 1931. P.L. Sperr, Photographer. The New York Times of November 4, 1937 states that Nos. 166 to 160 Seventh Ave. and Nos. 202 to 206 West 20th Street will be demolished and replaced by a 14-story apartment house. These buildings appear on the right of Nos. 1 and 2 and form the S.W. corner of Seventh Ave. and West 20th Street.

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