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Amsterdam Avenue & 154th Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 154th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1924

    Manhattan: 154th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1924

  • Manhattan: 154th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 154th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 154th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 154th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 154th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 154th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 154th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 154th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 154th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1932

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Manhattan: 154th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

1932

439-427 West 154th Street, at, adjoining, and east of the N.E. corner of Amsterdam Avenue. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

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