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Convent Avenue & West 149th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street (West)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street (West), 1940

Photo 3 of 3 at Convent Avenue & West 149th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 149th Street (West)

1940

Convent Avenue, east side, north across West 149th Street, showing at the right, the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. This is hidden behind the sign boards on the Avenue. View 2 is limited to the entrance between the billboards. May 19, 1940 No's. 1-2 P. L. Sperr

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