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9th Avenue & Gansevoort Street, Manhattan

40 historical photos taken here between 1867 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1867

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1867

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1867

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1867

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Horatio Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Horatio Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - 9th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - 9th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Greenwich Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Greenwich Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Little West 12th Street, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Little West 12th Street

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Greenwich Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Greenwich Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - 9th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - 9th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Greenwich Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Greenwich Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - 9th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - 9th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Little West 12th Street, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Little West 12th Street

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Horatio Street - Hudson Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Horatio Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Horatio Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street., 1936

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Gansevoort Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Gansevoort Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Gansevoort Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Gansevoort Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Greenwich Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - 9th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Little West 12th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Little West 12th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Little West 12th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Little West 12th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1941

  • 9th Avenue at Greenwich Street and Franklin Street, to , Manhattan

    1941-01-06

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Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929–1933

Photo 3 of 40 at 9th Avenue & Gansevoort Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 9th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

1929; 1933

(1) 3-7 Ninth Ave., west side, from Gansevoort to Little West 12th Streets. Also shown are Gansevoort and Little West 12th Streets, west to and including West Street. Elevated shown is the Ninth Ave. Line. Note the street car on Gansevoort Street, preparing to turn north on Ninth Ave. April 20, 1933. Neg. 4251 P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, a closer view. April 2, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same as No. 2. April 20, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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