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8th Avenue & 15th Street, Manhattan

92 historical photos taken here between 1912 and 1949, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1912–1930

    Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1912; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West), 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West), 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West), 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1929; 1933

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (South).], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (South).]

    1930

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northwest).], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northwest).]

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930; 1931

  • General view - 8th Avenue - West., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - West.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930; 1931

  • General view - 8th Avenue - West., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - West.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1930; 1931

  • General view - 8th Avenue - Northeast., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - Northeast.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northwest).], 1930–1931

    General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northwest).]

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • General view - 8th Avenue - Southwest., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - Southwest.

    1930

  • General view - 8th Avenue - West., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - West.

    1930

  • General view - 8th Avenue - Northeast., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - Northeast.

    1930

  • General view - 8th Avenue - Northeast., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - Northeast.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1930; 1931

  • General view - 8th Avenue - Southwest., 1930

    General view - 8th Avenue - Southwest.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northwest).]

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 14th Street - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1930; 1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northwest).]

    1930; 1931

  • General view - 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan] - County Trust Company Building.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1931

  • General view - 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1931

  • General view - 8th Avenue - West.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street (West)

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 14th Street - 8th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 14th Street - 8th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 14th Street - 8th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1932

  • General view - [Manhattan - 14th Street - 8th Avenue (Southeast).]

    1932

  • Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 15th Street - 8th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan from Port Authority building - 8th Avenue - Between 15th and 16th Streets.]

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan from Port Authority building - 8th Avenue - Between 15th and 16th Streets.]

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan from Port Authority building - 8th Avenue - Between 15th and 16th Streets.]

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan from Port Authority building - 8th Avenue - Between 15th and 16th Streets.]

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan from Port Authority building - 8th Avenue - Between 15th and 16th Streets.]

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan from Port Authority building - 8th Avenue - Between 15th and 16th Streets.]

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 14th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1949

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 15th Street

    1949

  • Eighth Avenue - 15th Street

    Unknown

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General view - 8th Avenue - 14th Street, 1931

Photo 40 of 92 at 8th Avenue & 15th Street, Manhattan

General view - 8th Avenue - 14th Street

1931

80 Eighth Avenue, at the N.E. corner of West 14th Street (County Trust Co. Building) general view north-eastward. A set of 2 views photographed in the general direction of Madison Square and overlooking the west side area between 14th and 23rd Streets. To the right are buildings set at the focal point. They are the New York Life and the Metropolitan; In the left background, the recently constructed Empire State Building outstands. The buildings in the foreground are identified in a view taken May 31, 1930. They are from left to right, the 19 story New York Telephone Co. Building; No. 106-110 Seventh Avenue (a 12 story loft); a new 18 story apartment, No. 100 Seventh Avenue (at N.W. corner of West 16th Street); and No. 90 Seventh Avenue (S.W. corner of 16th Street) another 18 story apartment. To the base of the last two structures (View 2) appears "el" shaped units of St, Joseph's Home for the Aged. P. L. Sperr June 18, 1931 Views: 1-2

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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