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8th Avenue & West 122nd Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1912 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 121st Street - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 121st Street - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1912

  • General view - Upper Manhattan - Washington Heights., 1929

    General view - Upper Manhattan - Washington Heights.

    1929

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 121st Street, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 121st Street

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 121st Street, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 121st Street

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 8th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 8th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1940

  • St. Nicholas Avenue - 121st Street, east side - looking south, 1941

    St. Nicholas Avenue - 121st Street, east side - looking south

    1941

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 122nd Street

    1941

  • 248-254 West 116th Street (St. Nicholas Avenue - Frederick Douglass Avenue)

    248-254 West 116th Street (St. Nicholas Avenue - Frederick Douglass Avenue)

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 121st Street, 1940–1941

Photo 3 of 14 at 8th Avenue & West 122nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 121st Street

1940; 1941

(1) Eighth Avenue west side southwards from 121st Street Pillars at demolition still standing at left and right of Avenue. December 23, 1940 (2) Eighth Avenue east side at west 122nd Street, looking northwards. January 8, 1941 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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