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Allen Street & Canal Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1928–1940

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1928; 1940

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1928–1940

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1928; 1940

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Allen Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Allen Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Allen Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Allen Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Allen Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Allen Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Eldridge Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Eldridge Street

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Sweet potatoes., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Sweet potatoes.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Canal Street

    1936

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Manhattan: Allen Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1927

Photo 1 of 15 at Allen Street & Canal Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Allen Street - Atlantic Avenue

1927

Allen Street, west side, north from the Canal Street Elevated Station. June 21, 1927. P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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