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7th Avenue & 50th Street, Manhattan

26 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1915–1927

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1915; 1927

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1915–1928

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1915; 1928

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1916

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1916

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1930–1942

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1930; 1942

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 7th Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street, 1915–1927

Photo 1 of 26 at 7th Avenue & 50th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 50th Street

1915; 1927

Seventh Avenue, east side, between West 50th 51st Streets, showing details of the New York Railway's carbarn. October 31, 1915. This has been replaced by the present Hotel Taft. October 31, 1915 Borough President of Manhattan No. 913

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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