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Academy Street & West 201st Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (East), 1927–1937

    Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (East)

    1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (East), 1927–1937

    Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (East)

    1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (West), 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (West)

    1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (West), 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (West)

    1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (West), 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Academy Street - 201st Street (West)

    1929; 1932

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets., 1933

    Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets.

    1933

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets., 1933

    Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets.

    1933

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets., 1933

    Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets.

    1933

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Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets., 1933

Photo 7 of 8 at Academy Street & West 201st Street, Manhattan

Harlem River - Manhattan - Sherman Creek - West 201st and Academy Streets.

1933

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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