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Broadway & West 81st Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1923, oldest first.

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  • The Forres. Northwest Corner Broadway and Eighty-first Street., 1910-03

    The Forres. Northwest Corner Broadway and Eighty-first Street.

    1910-03

  • The Hadrian. Northeast Corner Broadway and Eightieth Street., 1910-03

    The Hadrian. Northeast Corner Broadway and Eightieth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street

    1910

  • N. E. Corner Broadway & 81st. Street., 1913

    N. E. Corner Broadway & 81st. Street.

    1913

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street (West)

    1923

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street (West)

    1923

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Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street (West), 1923

Photo 5 of 6 at Broadway & West 81st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 81st Street (West)

1923

Broadway, north from W. 81st Street as photographed from a point to the south of same. To the right, at the S.E. corner of 81st Street is Keiths' 81st Street Theatre. Note on the same side the new apartment house under construction at the N.E. corner of 82nd Street. The Forres (No. 2261-71) and the Saxony (No. 2273-79) are at the left, occupying the west side frontage of Broadway from 81st to 82nd Streets. These photos appeared in the publication "Silver Jubilee of Greater New York. 1923 Views 1 and 2 v. 1 Neg # 744 Brown Bros. View 2: Neg 744A

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