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Amsterdam Avenue & West 188th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1923, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 188th Street (West), 1920

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 188th Street (West)

    1920

  • Manhattan: Laurel Hill Terrace - 181st Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Laurel Hill Terrace - 181st Street (West)

    1923

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 188th Street (West), 1920

Photo 1 of 2 at Amsterdam Avenue & West 188th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 188th Street (West)

1920

2580-2596 Amsterdam Avenue west side between west 188th and 189th Streets, showing P.S. 189. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1920

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