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Avenue A & 2nd Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 2nd Street - Avenue A, 1935

    Manhattan: 2nd Street - Avenue A

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street (East)

    1937

  • 148-152 East 2nd Street - Avenue A

    148-152 East 2nd Street - Avenue A

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street (East), 1937

Photo 9 of 10 at Avenue A & 2nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Avenue A - 2nd Street (East)

1937

Avenue A, north from East 2nd Street. At the left is the easterly side of the Astor Houses, an early slum clearance project. Occupying the block above is a modern apartment house. This is the 3rd to 4th Street frontage. May 17, 1937 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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