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Broadway & 186th Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1904 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 185th Street (West), 1904

    Manhattan: Broadway - 185th Street (West)

    1904

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 186th Street, 1930–1932

    Manhattan: Broadway - 186th Street

    1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 186th Street, 1930–1932

    Manhattan: Broadway - 186th Street

    1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: 185th Street (West) - Broadway, 1932

    Manhattan: 185th Street (West) - Broadway

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Broadway - 186th Street, 1930–1932

Photo 2 of 4 at Broadway & 186th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 186th Street

1930; 1932

(1) Broadway at the S.W. corner of 186th Street. November 23, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, two years later, also showing 186th Street, south side, from Broadway to Bennett Avenue. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

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