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Broadway & 44th Street, Manhattan

38 historical photos taken here between 1903 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1903

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1903

  • Broadway - 44th Street, 1904-09

    Broadway - 44th Street

    1904-09

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1909

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1909

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1920

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1920

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1924–1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1924; 1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1924–1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1924; 1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1924–1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1924; 1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1936

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 44th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 44th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway, 1936

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - Broadway

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 44th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street

    1945

  • Broadway (West 44th Street - West 45th Street)

    Unknown

  • Broadway (West 44th Street - West 45th Street)

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West), 1935

Photo 21 of 38 at Broadway & 44th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 44th Street (West)

1935

(1) Broadway, east side, north from West 44th Street, and showing excavation where the former Criterion and Loew's N.Y. Theatre stood. This view shows Loew's State (motion picture) Theatre entrance thru the 17-story Building, at the N.E. corner of West 45th Street, with the theatre building at it's rear. August 9, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) A portion of No. 1, and showing across excavation, the Lyceum Theatre (Nos. 157-149), with the 45th Street Exchange (Nos. 147-141) adjoining. Note the R.K.O. Building and R.C.A. Tower in the background. August 9, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (3) A view westward thru excavation, and showing the west side of Broadway, with the Hotel Astor thereon, with 44th Street on the left. August 9, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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