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Broadway & 72nd Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1875 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1875

    Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

    1875

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1895

    Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

    1895

  • Van Dyck and Severn. Seventy-second Street and Broadway - On Sherman Square., 1910-03

    Van Dyck and Severn. Seventy-second Street and Broadway - On Sherman Square.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1910

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1910

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway, 1911

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway

    1911

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway, 1911

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway

    1911

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway, 1922

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway

    1922

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway, 1922

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Broadway

    1922

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1936

  • 72nd Street (West) #201 - Broadway

    72nd Street (West) #201 - Broadway

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street, 1934

Photo 13 of 15 at Broadway & 72nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 72nd Street

1934

1. Broadway west side and 72nd Street, subway station in foreground. 1. Broadway and 72nd Street, showing Sherman's guard Hotel on southeast corner ard intersection of Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues below Sherman Square. 3. Broadway from 71st Street, showing the Christ Church P.E. on the northwest corner of Broadway and looking northwards. March 1934. P. L. Speer.

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