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East 116th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934; 1936

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1934; 1934-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1934; 1934-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1934; 1934-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1934; 1934-07

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934; 1936

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1934; 1934-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1934; 1934-07

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

Photo 14 of 15 at East 116th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1934

(1) 535-555 East 116th Street, north side, west of the Harlem River; as seen from across clearance on the former site of the Standard Gas Light Co. July 16, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) Showing a closer view of Nos. 543-555. September 12, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same as No. 2, from a different angle. November 9, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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