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9th Avenue & 30th Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street, 1927–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street

    1927; 1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street, 1927–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street

    1927; 1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street, 1927–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street

    1927; 1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1940

Photo 9 of 10 at 9th Avenue & 30th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

1940

Ninth Avenue, north from W. 30th Street, as photographed from the downtown platform of the "El." The rear of the U. S. Post Office occupies the 31st - 32nd Street frontage. The loft structure at the S. E. corner of 31st Street houses the New York offices of the mail order house--Sears Roebuck and Company. June 7, 1940 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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