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9th Avenue & West 29th Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1867

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1867

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1867

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1867

  • Manhattan: 28th Street - 9th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 28th Street - 9th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 28th Street - 9th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 28th Street - 9th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1920

  • Transportation - Wagons., 1923–1941

    Transportation - Wagons.

    1923; 1941

  • Transportation - Wagons., 1923–1941

    Transportation - Wagons.

    1923; 1941

  • Transportation - Wagons., 1923–1941

    Transportation - Wagons.

    1923; 1941

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue

    1927; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue

    1927; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue

    1927; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 28th Street (West), 1928–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 28th Street (West)

    1928; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 28th Street (West), 1928–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 28th Street (West)

    1928; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 28th Street (West), 1928–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 28th Street (West)

    1928; 1941

  • Manhattan: 28th Street - 9th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 28th Street - 9th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 9th Avenue

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1930

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan., 1931

    General view - Midtown Manhattan.

    1931

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan., 1931

    General view - Midtown Manhattan.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 28th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 28th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1941

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Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West), 1940–1941

Photo 40 of 44 at 9th Avenue & West 29th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 29th Street (West)

1940; 1941

Ninth Avenue, west side, southwest corner of 28th Street, showing a part of the Chelsea Park Playground for Children and Public School No. 23. April 18, 1941. P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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