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7th Avenue & 20th Street, Manhattan

24 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 20th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 20th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 20th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 20th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 20th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 20th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: 19th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 19th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1931–1938

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1931; 1938

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: 19th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 19th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 20th Street

    1939

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street, 1931

Photo 14 of 24 at 7th Avenue & 20th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 19th Street

1931

(1) Seventh Avenue,East Side,from 19th to 20th Streets. March 21st,1931 (2) Seventh Avenue,East Side,from 19th to 20th Streets. May 21st,1931 (3) Seventh Avenue,East Side,from 20th to 19th Streets,showing the excavation on the site of the building seen in No.I. May 27th,1931 P.L.Sperr,Photographer,

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