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Broadway & 52nd Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1921 and 1928, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway, 1921

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway

    1921

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway, 1921

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway

    1921

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street, 1921

    Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street

    1921

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway, 1928

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway, 1928

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway, 1928

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - Broadway

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street

    1928

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Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street, 1928

Photo 7 of 11 at Broadway & 52nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 52nd Street

1928

Broadway at 52nd Street, showing the four corners, seen from the roof of the Capitol Theatre across the excavation on the site of the Hotel Albany. October 24, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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