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Centre Street & Walker Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Canal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Canal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Centre Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Centre Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Walker Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Walker Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Walker Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Walker Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Walker Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Walker Street

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Canal Street - Centre Street, 1933

Photo 2 of 5 at Centre Street & Walker Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Canal Street - Centre Street

1933

Canal Street, south side, west from but not including Centre Street. June 23, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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