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Broadway & 8th Street, Manhattan

26 historical photos taken here between 1860 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East), ca. 1860

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East)

    ca. 1860

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East), ca. 1880

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East)

    ca. 1880

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street, 1880–1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street

    1880; 1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street, 1880–1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street

    1880; 1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - [9th Street], 1897

    Manhattan: Broadway - [9th Street]

    1897

  • Broadway, East Side. "Old London" building to 8th St., 1899

    Broadway, East Side. "Old London" building to 8th St.

    1899

  • Broadway, East Side. 8th to 10th St., 1899

    Broadway, East Side. 8th to 10th St.

    1899

  • Broadway, West Side. 8th to 10th St., 1899

    Broadway, West Side. 8th to 10th St.

    1899

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (East) - Broadway, 1903

    Manhattan: 8th Street (East) - Broadway

    1903

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 9th Street (East) - Broadway, 1925

    Manhattan: 9th Street (East) - Broadway

    1925

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (East) - Broadway, 1931

    Manhattan: 8th Street (East) - Broadway

    1931

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East), 1933

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 8th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 9th Street (East) - Broadway, 1936

    Manhattan: 9th Street (East) - Broadway

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway., 1937

    Manhattan: Broadway.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Broadway - [8th Street], 1945

    Manhattan: Broadway - [8th Street]

    1945

  • Broadway (West 9th Street - West 10th Street)

    Broadway (West 9th Street - West 10th Street)

    Unknown

  • Fires and firemen.

    Fires and firemen.

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East), ca. 1880

Photo 2 of 26 at Broadway & 8th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 9th Street (East)

ca. 1880

Broadway, east side, north from East 9th Street (right), showing the old Stewart store and Grace Church. Separating these is Fleishmann's Vienna Model Bakery On the north side of 10th Street. The sign on the Stewart building reads Sylvester ------- and Co. About 1880 Thru New York Historical Society

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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