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Bowery & Rivington Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1928–1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1928–1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street, 1928–1932

Photo 1 of 8 at Bowery & Rivington Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Bowery - Rivington Street

1928; 1932

(1) Bowery, at, adjoining and south of the S.E. corner of Rivington Street. Nos. 211-213 Bowery, at and adjoining the S.E. corner of Rivington Street, are 3-story frame houses. The Third Ave., Elevated is shown on the Bowery. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. (2) The same, from a different angle, and also showing Rivington Street, south side, east from the Bowery. Note the Rivington Street Station of the Second Ave., Elevated on Allen Street. (Background). April 4, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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