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East 116th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1941, oldest first.

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

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1941

Photo 2 of 5 at East 116th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Park Avenue

1941

E. 116th Street, n.s., w. fr. Park Avenue. P. L. Sperr, photographer July 16, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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