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Cortlandt Street & Greenwich Street, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street - [Radio Row.], 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street - [Radio Row.]

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street - [Radio Row.], 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street - [Radio Row.]

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street - [Radio Row.], 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street - [Radio Row.]

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Washington Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Washington Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street, 1933–1936

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street

    1933; 1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street, 1933–1936

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street

    1933; 1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Cortlandt Street - Greenwich Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street, 1940

Photo 12 of 13 at Cortlandt Street & Greenwich Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Cortlandt Street

1940

Greenwich Street, north from Cortlandt Street, as photographed from the downtown "El" platform showing details of the station here prior to demolition. In the center is an express platform and across same is an enclosed passageway connecting the various units. The white building in the background is the new U. S. Federal Office Building and Post Office. June 7, 1940 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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