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Canal Street & Greenwich Street, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1912 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Canal Street, 1912

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Canal Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1931

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1941

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1941

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1941

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1941

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1931

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1927–1931

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1927; 1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Canal Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Canal Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street], 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street]

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street], 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street]

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street], 1941

    Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street]

    1941

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street], 1941

    Manhattan: Canal Street - [Greenwich Street]

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street, 1929

Photo 10 of 17 at Canal Street & Greenwich Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Canal Street - Greenwich Street

1929

506, 508, 510-516 Canal Street, south side, between Greenwich and Washington Streets. March 8, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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