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8th Avenue & West 24th Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West), 1910–1938

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West)

    1910; 1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West), 1910–1938

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West)

    1910; 1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West), 1910–1938

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West)

    1910; 1928; 1938

  • Manhattan: 24th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 24th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street

    1928

  • 270 Eighth Avenue - West 24th Street, 1930–1939

    270 Eighth Avenue - West 24th Street

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: 24th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 24th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street (West)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street, 1928

Photo 6 of 10 at 8th Avenue & West 24th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 24th Street

1928

(1) Eighth Avenue at S. W. corner of 24th Street. Note Republican poster for Hoover and Curtis in 1928 presidential campaign. September 14, 1928. P.L. Sperr, Photographer. (2) The same, at a later date. These buildings bear Nos. 277-275 and 273 Eighth Ave. On the right of the view is seen West 24th Street, north side, west of Eighth Ave. December 26, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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