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Broadway & West 166th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 166th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 166th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 166th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Broadway - 166th Street (West)

    1937

  • 3975 Broadway - West 166th Street

    3975 Broadway - West 166th Street

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Manhattan: Broadway - 166th Street (West), 1936

Photo 1 of 3 at Broadway & West 166th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 166th Street (West)

1936

Broadway, west side, north from and including West 166th (foreground), to and including West 168th (extreme right) Streets, showing Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. The prominent building (center) is the Babies Hospital; on its right, Vanderbilt Clinic; and on its left, Presbyterian Hospital (Sloane Hospital). On the extreme left appears the Presbyterian School for Nursing, between Fort Washington Ave., and Riverside Drive. 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Writers Project.

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