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Audubon Avenue & 172nd Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street, 1932–1939

    Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street

    1932; 1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street, 1932

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Manhattan: Audubon Avenue - 172nd Street

1932

A frame house with a stucco front, 142 Audubon Avenue, west side, between 172nd and 173rd Streets. 1932 J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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