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8th Avenue & West 23rd Street, Manhattan

29 historical photos taken here between 1870 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), ca. 1870

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    ca. 1870

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1923-01-22

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1923-01-22

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1928–1932

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1928–1932

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1930-06-03

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1930-06-03

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue

    1931

  • First floor plan: 348 W. 23rd St-8th Av-9th Av, Manhattan, 1935

    First floor plan: 348 W. 23rd St-8th Av-9th Av, Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue., 1937

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue.

    1937

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1939

  • 23rd Street (West) - Eighth Avenue

    23rd Street (West) - Eighth Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue, 1931

Photo 13 of 29 at 8th Avenue & West 23rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 23rd Street - 8th Avenue

1931

23rd Street, south side, west from roof of 243 West 23rd Street, just east of Eighth Avenue. March 6, 1931. P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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