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Canal Street & Elizabeth Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Elizabeth Street - Canal Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Elizabeth Street - Canal Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Elizabeth Street - Canal Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Elizabeth Street - Canal Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street

    1936

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Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street, 1927

Photo 3 of 8 at Canal Street & Elizabeth Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Canal Street - Elizabeth Street

1927

(1) Canal Street north side, west from and including Elizabeth Street. August 30, 1927, P. L. Sperr. (2) The same. Nos. 167 to 183 Canal Street, the row of 5-story buildings in the immediate foreground, extending from Elizabeth to Mott Streets, were known as the St. Nicholas Buildings and were erected in 1856. February 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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