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Broadway & 39th Street, Manhattan

35 historical photos taken here between 1899 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Broadway, West Side. 40th to 43rd St., 1899

    Broadway, West Side. 40th to 43rd St.

    1899

  • Broadway, East Side. 40th to 43rd St., 1899

    Broadway, East Side. 40th to 43rd St.

    1899

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West), 1902

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West)

    1902

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1904

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1904

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1904

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1904

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West), 1905

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West)

    1905

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West), 1918

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West)

    1918

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West), 1918

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West)

    1918

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - Broadway, 1928

    Manhattan: 39th Street - Broadway

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West), 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street (West)

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - Broadway, 1930

    Manhattan: 39th Street - Broadway

    1930

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - Broadway, 1930

    Manhattan: 39th Street - Broadway

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 40th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    1968

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

    Unknown

  • Broadway - West 39th Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street, 1930

Photo 22 of 35 at Broadway & 39th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 39th Street

1930

(1) An aerial view of the Metropolitan Opera House, Broadway, west side, from 39th to 40th Streets. February 22, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same. February 22, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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