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Baxter Street & Leonard Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Worth Street - Mission Place, 1919–1920

    Manhattan: Worth Street - Mission Place

    1919; 1920

  • Manhattan: Worth Street - Mission Place, 1919–1920

    Manhattan: Worth Street - Mission Place

    1919; 1920

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

    Manhattan: Leonard Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1937

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

    Manhattan: Leonard Street - Baxter Street

    1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Baxter Street - Leonard Street

    1938

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Manhattan: Leonard Street - Baxter Street, 1927–1937

Photo 3 of 10 at Baxter Street & Leonard Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Leonard Street - Baxter Street

1927; 1937

(1) Leonard Street, west from and including Baxter Street, showing (left), The Tombs Prison(fortress like building with tower), occupying the block from Centre to Lafayette Streets. Also shown is Baxter Street, west side, north from and including Leonard, to, but not including Franklin Streets. The south side of Leonard, from Baxter to Centre Streets, is an empty lot and is used for parking automobiles, and at the extreme right are visible trees from Columbus Park. September 24, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) A view at a later date, showing in addition the north side of the New York State Office Building on the south side of Leonard Street. West of same appears a portion of the new Department of Health, Hospitals and Sanitation Building. The factory buildings appearing on the right will be demolished and upon their site will rise a unit of the new Criminal Courts Building replacing the old structure and the Tombs. November 6, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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