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Broadway & 21st Street, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1926, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1909

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1909

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1915

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1915

  • Broadway - 21st Street, west side, 1918-01-06

    Broadway - 21st Street, west side

    1918-01-06

  • Manhattan: 21st Street (East) - Broadway, 1920

    Manhattan: 21st Street (East) - Broadway

    1920

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street (East), 1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street (East)

    1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street

    1926

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Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street (East), 1924

Photo 8 of 13 at Broadway & 21st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 21st Street (East)

1924

A rear view of 915 Broadway, west side, south of East 21st Street, as seen across clearance directly on said corner. On the left, appears No. 902 Broadway, at the N.E. corner of East 20th Street. On the right, is the rear of No. 5 East 20th Street, north side, betweek Broadway and Fifth Ave. December 2, 1924 Underwood & Underwood

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