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Broadway & 86th Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Euclid Hall. West Side of Broadway, 85th to 86th Street., 1910-03

    Euclid Hall. West Side of Broadway, 85th to 86th Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street, 1911

    Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street

    1911

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street, 1921

    Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street

    1921

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 85th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 85th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 86th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Broadway, 1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Broadway

    1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Broadway, 1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Broadway

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Broadway, 1936

Photo 7 of 8 at Broadway & 86th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Broadway

1936

West 86th Street, south side, east from Broadway. Intersection shown in the foreground is Amsterdam Ave. November 18, 1936. W.P.A. photo. Federal Art Project.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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