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Baxter Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

33 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street, 1927–1937

    Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1929; 1937

  • Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street, 1927–1937

    Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1929; 1937

  • Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street, 1927–1937

    Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1929; 1937

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street, 1930–1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street

    1930; 1938

  • Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street, 1930–1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street

    1930; 1938

  • Manhattan: Worth Street - 3rd Street (West), 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Worth Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Worth Street - 3rd Street (West), 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Worth Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Worth Street - 3rd Street (West), 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Worth Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1931

  • Feast of San Rocco [Saint Roch]., 1932

    Feast of San Rocco [Saint Roch].

    1932

  • Feast of San Rocco [Saint Roch]., 1932

    Feast of San Rocco [Saint Roch].

    1932

  • Feast of San Rocco [Saint Roch]., 1932

    Feast of San Rocco [Saint Roch].

    1932

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Leonard Street - Center Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Leonard Street - Center Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Leonard Street - Center Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Leonard Street - Center Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Leonard Street - Center Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Leonard Street - Center Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street, 1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street, 1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Baxter Street

    1938

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Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street, 1937

Photo 20 of 33 at Baxter Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Franklin Street - Baxter Street

1937

Franklin Street, west from Baxter Street and showing in the foreground, on both sides, the buildings that will be demolished to provide a site for the new Criminal Courts Building; replacing the bridged structures shown between Centre and Lafayette Streets. This is a set of three views; No. 2 of which shows only the south side of the block between Baxter and Centre Streets. November 6, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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