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Amsterdam Avenue & 150th Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 150th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 150th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 150th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 150th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 150th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 150th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street, 1940

Photo 7 of 8 at Amsterdam Avenue & 150th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 150th Street

1940

View 1, and 2; Amsterdam Avenue west side from south east corner looking north between 150th and 151st Street, showing the Loth building. May 19, 1940 P.L. Speer.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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