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East 116th Street & Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1924

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1924

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1924

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1924

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1924

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1924

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1926; 1926-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1926; 1926-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1926; 1926-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1926; 1926-07

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

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1934

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

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1935

Photo 8 of 11 at East 116th Street & Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

1935

(1) East 116th Street, east of Pleasant Ave., to the Harlem River. Also shown is the Ferry to Wards Island. September 17, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, slightly closer. September 17, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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