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Columbus Avenue & West 71st Street, Manhattan

24 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 71st Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1910

    Manhattan: 71st Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1910

  • Manhattan: 71st Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 71st Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1911

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 71st Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 71st Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 72nd Street (West)., 1936

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 72nd Street (West).

    1936

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 72nd Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Transportation - Elevated., 1936

    Transportation - Elevated.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 71st Street (West)

    1941

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Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue, 1940

Photo 14 of 24 at Columbus Avenue & West 71st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 72nd Street - Columbus Avenue

1940

35-53 West 72nd Street, east of, adjoining, and at the N. E. corner of Columbus Avenue. The excavation in center of picture is at 41-47 West 72nd Street. May 15, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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