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Canal Street & Church Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greene Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greene Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Church Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Church Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Church Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Church Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Church Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Church Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Church Street - Canal Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Church Street - Canal Street

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Canal Street - Greene Street, 1928

Photo 1 of 5 at Canal Street & Church Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Canal Street - Greene Street

1928

317 to 331 Canal Street, north side, east of, adjoining, and at the east corner of Greene Street, which begins here. 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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