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Broadway & Howard Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1867 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street, 1867

    Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street

    1867

  • Broadway, West Side. Howard to Grand St., 1899

    Broadway, West Side. Howard to Grand St.

    1899

  • Broadway, East Side. Howard to Grand St., 1899

    Broadway, East Side. Howard to Grand St.

    1899

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street, 1912

    Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street

    1912

  • Broadway - Howard Street, 1915-03-16

    Broadway - Howard Street

    1915-03-16

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street

    1936

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Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street, 1936

Photo 6 of 6 at Broadway & Howard Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - Howard Street

1936

Broadway, east side, north from (No. 440), but not including Howard Street. Surface car shown is of the Broadway Line. April 19, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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