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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: Baxter Street - Franklin Street, 1938

Photo 30 of 33 at Baxter Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Baxter Street - Franklin Street

1938

Baxter Street, west side, at Franklin Street, as viewed south-westward from Bayard Street (left foreground) and showing two complete blocks of buildings, under demolition for the new Criminal Courts Bldg. and prison. To the left and across the partially demolished structures appears a portion of the New York State Bldg. and the tower of the Woolworth Bldg. View 2 is westward on Bayard Street to show the adjacent structures that would be on the right of No. 1. To the left in this view are tenements on the north side of Bayard Street that face Columbus Park. The latter is on the left, though not seen. March 11, 1938 Views 1 and 2 P. L. Sperr,

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