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Convent Avenue & 141st Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West), 1913–1923

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West)

    1913; 1923

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1913

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1913

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West), 1913–1923

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West)

    1913; 1923

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1913

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1913

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West), 1913–1923

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West)

    1913; 1923

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1913

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1913

  • Colleges and Universities - College of the City of New York., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - College of the City of New York.

    1937

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Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1910

Photo 1 of 8 at Convent Avenue & 141st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

1910

Convent Avenue, west side, south from 141st Street, showing in the background buildings of the College of the City of New York. The apartment house under construction bears No. 260 and is known as the Sound View Court. It is at the N.W. corner of W. 140th Street. About 1910.

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