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Downing Street & Doyers Street, Manhattan

42 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1956, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Pell Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Pell Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square, 1914

    Manhattan: Chatham Square

    1914

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1927–1936

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1927; 1933; 1936

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1927–1936

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1927; 1933; 1936

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Pell Street, 1927–1930

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Pell Street

    1927; 1930

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Pell Street, 1927–1930

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Pell Street

    1927; 1930

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1927–1936

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1927; 1933; 1936

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1928–1934

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1928; 1934

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1928–1934

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1928; 1934

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1928–1934

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1928; 1934

  • Manhattan: Division Street - Catherine Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Division Street - Catherine Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Redfern Avenue, 1933–1941

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Redfern Avenue

    1933; 1941

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Park Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Redfern Avenue, 1933–1941

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Redfern Avenue

    1933; 1941

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Redfern Avenue, 1933–1941

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Redfern Avenue

    1933; 1941

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square - [Between Doyers and Mott Streets.], 1936

    Manhattan: Chatham Square - [Between Doyers and Mott Streets.]

    1936

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Division Street., 1936

    Manhattan: Bowery - Division Street.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Bowery - Doyers Street

    1936

  • Pell Street #23, 1938

    Pell Street #23

    1938

  • Manhattan: Pell Street - Doyers Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Pell Street - Doyers Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Pell Street - Doyers Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Pell Street - Doyers Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square - [Elevated tracks; 3rd Avenue El train], 1941

    Manhattan: Chatham Square - [Elevated tracks; 3rd Avenue El train]

    1941

  • Doyers Street #16A

    1941-10-18

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square to Municipal Building from the [3rd Avenue] El.

    1941

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square - [Elevated tracks; 3rd Avenue El train]

    1941

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square to Municipal Building from the [3rd Avenue] El.

    1941

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square - [Elevated tracks; 3rd Avenue El train]

    1941

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square to Municipal Building from the [3rd Avenue] El.

    1941

  • Manhattan: Chatham Square to Municipal Building from the [3rd Avenue] El.

    1941

  • Mott Street #28

    1952-07-07

  • Bowery Street #12-14

    1956-07-01

  • Bowery Street #8

    1956-07-01

  • Bowery Street #10-12

    1956-07-01

  • Bowery Street #4-8

    1956-07-01

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Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street, 1928–1934

Photo 13 of 42 at Downing Street & Doyers Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Downing Street - Doyers Street

1928; 1934

(1) Doyers Street, west from but not including the Bowery. Nos. 12 and 14 are 2-story frame houses. April 21, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. April 21, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, at a later date. June 26, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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