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Bleecker Street & Thompson Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • General view - Bleecker Street - North., 1925

    General view - Bleecker Street - North.

    1925

  • Manhattan: Thompson Street - Bleecker Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Thompson Street - Bleecker Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Thompson Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Thompson Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Thompson Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Thompson Street

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Thompson Street, 1936

Photo 3 of 4 at Bleecker Street & Thompson Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Thompson Street

1936

Bleecker Street, east from Thompson Street. Shown on West Broadway, is the Bleecker Street Station of the Sixth Ave. Elevated Line. June 23, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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