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Commerce Street & Barrow Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1892 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street, 1892

    Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street

    1892

  • Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street, 1904

    Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street

    1904

  • Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street, 1928–1933

    Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street, 1928–1933

    Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street, 1928–1933

    Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: Barrow Street - Commerce Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Barrow Street - Commerce Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Barrow Street - Commerce Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Barrow Street - Commerce Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Commerce Street - Barrow Street

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Barrow Street - Commerce Street, 1933

Photo 7 of 8 at Commerce Street & Barrow Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Barrow Street - Commerce Street

1933

70-36 Barrow Street, north side, between Commerce and Bleecker Streets. May 20, 1933.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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