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8th Avenue & 154th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street, 1933

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Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 154th Street

1933

Eighth Avenue, west side, between 154th and 155th Streets, showing in the centre 2921 Eighth Avenue, a two story frame house with a stucco front. 1933. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York,

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