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East 105th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua., 1931; 1931-09

    Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua.

    1931; 1931-09

  • Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua., 1931; 1931-09

    Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua.

    1931; 1931-09

  • Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua., 1931; 1931-09

    Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua.

    1931; 1931-09

  • Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1934–1940

    Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1934–1940

    Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1934–1940

    Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 105th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 105th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 105th Street - 1st Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 105th Street - 1st Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 105th St., 1941

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 105th St.

    1941

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Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1941

Photo 10 of 11 at East 105th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 105th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1941

103 East 105th St., looking westward. Clearing at no.103. July 16, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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